The Coconino sun., 1919-11-28
INTERESTING THINGS
 OF COMING CENSUS

The fourteenth decennial census is to be taken during the month of Janu. ary, 1920.
 The first census of the United States was taken in 1790, during the administration of George Washington It related solely to population.
 The constitution of the United states requires that a ceiisus of the United States be taken every ten years. It is by this means that the apportionment of the members of the house of representatives is made as to states.
 The bureau of census is a part of the department of commerce. It was established as a permanent bureau in 1902. Prior to that time the census work was done by temporary organ lzation known as the census office.
 A census of the country's manu- lectures was made for the first time in 18l0. Under the present law a manufacture census is to be taken in connection with the fourteenth decen- nal census and every two years there after.
 An enumeration of the mines and quarries of the United States was made for the first time in 1S4O.
 The sixth decennial census, taken in lS40, was the first one to cover the agriculture statistics, now one of the most important parts of the entire census.
 The department of agriculture as- sisted the census bureau in preparing the list of questions to be asked of every farmer at the coming census.
 United States marshals acted as enumeraotrs at the first nine decen- nlal censuses. Each marshal had as many assistants as were necessary to properly cover his allotted territory.
 About $50 persons were engaged in taking the first census of the United States. The 1920 census will require the services of 90,0OO.
 The statistics of the first census of the United States were published in one small volume consisting of 56 pages. The statistics of the 1910 cen sus required 12 volumes, having an aggregate of more than 10000 pages.
 There were 6,361 ,502 farms reported at the last decennial census, valued at more than 40 billions of dollars. The 1920 census is expected to show more than 100000 farms.
 The census bureau prints a special supplement for each state in the union containing all the census figures re- lating to the state in question.
 Congress extended the scope of the 1920 census by providing that a census of forestry and forest products should be taken. These sub jects were never specifically covered by any past census act.
 1t required IS months to complete the enumeration work for the first de- cennial census in 1790. In 1920 the census bureau plans to complete the work for the entire coun- try in from two to four weeks and an. nounce the population figures in less than three months from the date the work is completed
 A heavy concentration on ages end ing in and zero are always reported at census. The census bureau has made many efforts to overcome this inaccurate tendency on the part of the people when stating ages.
 Every census has disclosed the fact there are more men in the United States than women.
 In 1914, the year the last manufac- lures census was taken, there were 275,000 manufacturing establishments reported. The census bureau expects about 100000 establishments to be listed in 1920.
 The statistics gathered by the cen- sus bureau in regard to farms are used quite extensively by the depart ment of agriculture in it's work of aid. ing farmers.
 The ingenious machines used by the census bureau to count, sort and tabu- late the information gathered by the