The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-21
CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

CEN6CS Or AOnAOOAACNH
The Department of Commerce l.
about to take a census Of agricul
ture covering the crop year 1924 ant
relating to conditions on or neai
January 1, 1925. This is the first
Census of Agriculture to be taken
midway between the decennial cen
suses; the Act of Congress author
izing it is based on the belief that
with rapidly changing conditions In
agriculture, there should be stock
taking as often as every 1--WE years
The work of taking the census will
begin on December l, and is to BIZ
completed. on or before January 81.
AS rapidly as possible after the re
CENT of returns statements will be
released for the press, by the Cen.
aus Bureau at Washington, relativ,
to production of the principal farm
crops and the values OF farn'
properties, including land, buildings,
machinery, and live stock.
The enumeration viii require the
services of $4,000 to 10000 enum
orators acting under the direction OF
PIP supervisors, who have for the
most part been selected from int
amployees of the Bureau of the Cen
sus and the Department of Agricul
tire. Employees of the Forest Ser
vice will secure the Census returns
for most OF the farms within tn'
National forest reserves In Arizona
California, Colorado, Florida, ldano
Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Ne
braska. Nevada, Oregon, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washing
ton. West Virginia, and Wyoming.
l Sample missionaries are being
widely distributed to the farmers
ia familiarize them with the infor
nation soon to be called for by the
es.umerators. In addition to tn
usual inquiries relative to- produc
ton. values, and farm expenses, tht
schedule calls for the amount Of
taxes paid by the farm operator OF
farm property, including real estate
tax, personal property tax, anG
special assessments. II is i'm
portant to ascertain just what the
burden of taxation resting upon tht
farm really is and how it>compares
with the amount of taxes paid b.
other interests. This may poin,
the way to more equitable adjust
ment of the tax burden.
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ture has always been taken in con
nection with complete census o
population. This time it will cove,
the farm population only, SHOWING
the number of persons living ON tho
farm, including the family of tn
operator and the farm laborers ant
their families. These persons vii
be classified as under or over tel
years of age and as white. o
colored.
The extent to which farm oper
ators used the purchasing and sci
ling facilities of farmers organiza
lions will be brought out by two in
quiries; one calling for the valu.
of products of the farm sold through
farmers marketing organization
and the other calling for the valu.
of all farm supplies purchased from
or through a farmers organization
An additional index to the market
ing conditions will be brought out b.
answers to inquiries as to the kin
of road adjoining the farm, whether
concrete, brick, macadam, gravel
improved dirt, or unimproved dirt
and the distance to the, nearest mar
ket, town. Through inquiries
this character the Census seeks I
secure information relative to con
ditions upon which to a considerab;
degree the success of farm operatio
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