, 1935-01-08
FARM CENSUS
IN DISTRICT
IS UNDER way

The Quinquennial federal farm
census, with headquarters for the
18th congressional district in
BroWnsville. Is getting under way
rapidly with about 40 e~numerators
already appointed, according to wv.
d. Miles OF Progreso. district super
visor.
Twenty-seven OF the enumerators
from the Valley counties gathered
at the federal building Tuesday 10
obtain final instructions from Miles
preparatory TO beginning their work
which Will carry them 10 every
farm house IN South Texas.
The census will carry 100 ques-
tons this year, but that Is not as
many rs were carried on the last
census of 1880. The enumerators
were To be given d complete course
OF instruction here Friday relative
To- their duties.
Every effort II being made TO
comply with the request Of VIM. L.
Austin. director. bureau OF The
census. To place a sample copy OF
the 1885 schedule in the hands OF
every farmer sd that he will be able
10 give study To the questions he
will be called upon 10 answer.
Miles states. Some OF the Valley
enumerators already are In the field.
and the Work M scheduled TO be
completed by Feb 3.
The definition ot a farm for cen
II purposes is all the land which Is
directly farmed by one person. eth
CT BY his own labor alone or with
the assistance on members OF his
household. or hired employees. The
land operated b. a partnership Is
likewise considered "A farm. "A farm
may consist OF a single tract OF
land, Oh OF a number OF separate
tracts. and these several tracts may
be held under different tenures,
as when one tract is owned by the
farmer and another tract Il rented
by him.
When "a landowner has one or
more tenants, renters. troopers. OF
managers, the land operated BY each
tS considered a farm. No report Is
required OF "A farm OF less than
three acres. unless its products IN
1884 were valued at $3.50 or more.
Miles emphasizes the fact that
every supervisor and enumerator
are sworn To secrecy regarding the
reports. The law provides that the
individual return made by each
farmer Ks absolutely confidential.
These reports cannot be used for
taxation purposes.
The enumerators named to date
include:
Cameron county - Mrs. Sophia
Woodrume, Brownsville; j. ". Clark,
San Benito; Harold L. Hensley. la
Feria. ID L. Lacy, Harllngen: Paoul
Ymaga. Santa Rosa: Edwin Flu
mey, Ia Feria; ]. A. Champion.
Brownsville.
Dimmit county-Ciaude Lindley,
FRO county-Frank y. Schorp,
Pearsall; Frank DIN Miller, Moore.
Hidalgo county-Geo. A. Morri-
son, Mercedes: X. @. Wilmington,
Donna: Leo NJ. B~aumfelder, Mis-
sion; Ross Hoyt, McAllen; o. >.
Norling, McAllen; Robert @. VIII
liams. Elsa; Mrs. Rubye williams,
Elsa: r.. ID. Combs. Edinburg: y. G.
Cara, Edinburg: Roy j. Adair.
Jim HORg cOuntv-Webster Jones
Thompson, Hebronville.
La Sale county-Tobe Eldridge,
cotulla: Paul X. Smith. Los Angeles.
Maverick county-Alfred l.. White
Eagle Pass.
Medina county "A. M Langston,
Devine; l.. G. Howard, La CoSte;
VIM. B. Melton. Hondo; j.. Finger
Clemens, DfHanlS-
Starr county-Geo. X. Decker. Rio
Grande City: Miguel Rodriguez,
Roma.
Webb county-Cayetano Tfjerina,
Laredo: Mrs Lena VillegaS Blake,
Laredo: Francisco Lopez, clifton.
Willacy county,. d. Mitchell,
Lyford: Chas. Mitchell, Sebastian.
I Zavala county-Miss Marv West,
aBatesville.