The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-27
FARMERS ANSWER
232 QUESTIONS
Census EnumeratOrS Will Go
Into Detail of Every Phase
of Agricultural Activity
INVENTORY AS OF APR. 1
1929 Crops, Value of Products
and Movement of Farm
Population Are Factors

The Department of Commerce US
ing, the 18th decennial census as
an instrument, will have very
comprehensive picture OF the &C.
tual agricultural condition OF the
country when the findings OF the
enumerators are compiled.
When the enumerators call on
the farmers after April 1, they Will
have queries on 232 items on the
farm, pertaining to the farm and
farm operations, crop, dairy, aad
livestock productions for 1929 are
asked. Inventory items are Tor
April 1 1880. The information CIV
en- in the census reports will be
strictly confidential. The headings
of the various questions follows:
Farm Operator Name, address,
age, color of person operating
farm and date when operations be-
gan are asked for under this head.
Drainage April 1, 1880. - Asks
how heading calls for the total
number of acres in the farm, and
the acreage from which crops were
harvested in 1929, land on which
no crops were grown last year, &C
reage lying idle in summer fallow,
acreage of pasturage which could
be plowed, acres of woodland pas
ture and all other pasture in 1929,
acres of woodland not used for
pasture and finally all other land
on the farm.
Rotation Pasture, Terracing, and
Drainage April 1, 1930-Asks how
much, if any, of pasture land is
considered as rotation pasture and
cropped from time to time the ar
ca of land terraced to prevent soil
washing, area provided with arti-
fetal drainage and data about
drainage protection.
Farm Tenure Wants to know
whether you own, rent or operate
farm as hired manager, what rent
you pay and how, cash or shares,
whether the person from whom
you rent furnishes all the work an
imals and whether or not you rent
from your own or your wife's par
ent, grandparent, brother, or sis
ter.
Farm Values-Seeks information
as to value of farm, all buildings
on farm, farmers dwelling house,
farm implements and machinery.
Farm Debt-To be answered by
owners as to amount of mortgage
debt as of April 1, 1880, both on
the land and buildings, also
amount charged you on such mort
gage debt, if any, for interest, COM
missions, bonuses and premiums
for 1929.
Farm Taxes in 1929 - Total
amount of taxes paid or payable
on all property of the farm owned
by you, including real estate, per-
sonal property and special assess
ments emitting ditch taxes. Sepa-
rate the amount of taxes paid or
payable on land and buildings from
the other taxes reported.
Farm Expenditures in 1929 -
Amount expended for hay, grain,
mill feed and other products not
raised on the farm for use as feed
for domestic animals and poultry
amounts expended for electric light
and power, for the purchase of
farm implements and machinery
including automobiles, trucks and
tractors, for farm labor, exclusive
of homework, and for commercial
fertilizer. Also give number of
days of farm work done by hired
labor and the quantity in tons of
commercial fertilizer bought in
1929 from the latter emitting ma
nure, mari, lime and limestone.
Other Occupation of Farm Oper-
ator in 1929-Give number of days
you worked for pay at jobs not
connected with the farm you oper-
ate.
Farm Machinery and Facilities
April 1, 193O-Number of automo-
biles. trucks, tractors, electric mo-
tors for farm work, stationary gas
engines and combines on your
farm. Also whether you have a
telephone whether water is piped
into the house and into bathroom,
whether the house is lighted by
electricity and what kind of roads
adjoin the farm.
Cooperation in Marketing and
Purchasing in 1929-Give value of
products sold to or through a
farmers cooperative marketing Or
ganization, likewise the value of
farm supplies purchased through
similar agencies.
Domestic Animals-This depart
ment calls for the number of
horses, mules, asses and burros,
hogs and pigs, sheep and lambs,
calves steers and bulls, heifers and
cows, goats and kids together with
other data relative to when animals
were born and whether cattle is of
beef or dairy type, and in the cases
of horses, cattle sheep and swine,
whether or not the animals are
registered pure breds. Total wool
crop, gallons of milk produced by
cows, pounds of butter churned,
sought under this head. AS to poul-
try the schedule seeks information
as to the number of chickens, total
dozens of eggs sold, number of
geese, turkeys and ducks raised and
other miscellaneous data. The
number of hives of bees and the
number of pounds of honey pro-
duced is also requested informa-
ton.
Irrigated Crops-This will not af-
feet Stearns county farmers as
there is no irrigated land in this
county.
Crops Harvested in 1929-Infor-
nation as to bushels and tons Of