AGRICULTURE-PRODUCTS: 1840 TO 1890-Continued. Items of inquiry. Grass lands and forage crops-Continued. Millet harvested (acres; tons) Alfalfa harvested (acres; tons) Other clovers harvested (acres; tons). Other forage crops harvested (acres; tons) Hay of all kinds sold (tons; value) Clover seed produced (bushels) Grass seeds produced (bushels) Grass and clover seed sold (value) Straw of all kinds sold (tons; value). Grass lands not mown (acres) Silos (number; total capacity in tons). Sugar: Sugar made (pounds). Molasses produced (gallons). Cane (value) Maple a Hogsheads of 1,000 pounds in 1850, 1860, and 1870; not specified in 1880 and 1890. Canada pease, dry (bushels) Cowpease (bushels) Beans, dry (bushels). Pease and beans sold (value). Peanuts: a Bales of 400 pounds, in 1850 and 1860; bales of 450 pounds, in 1870; not specified, in 1880 and 1890. b Dew and water rotted, in 1850; dew and water rotted, and other prepared hemp, in 1860, cOrchard products of all kinds sold or consumed. One or two illustrations will suffice to explain the purpose of these summaries. For instance, under "sugar," there was but one inquiry at the census of 1840, which called for the number of pounds of sugar made, but at the censuses of 1850, 1860, and 1870 a return was required as to the number of gallons of molasses produced, the number of hogsheads of cane sugar produced, and the number of pounds of maple sugar produced, or 3 specifications in all. At the census of 1880 there were 8 specifications under this head, 3 relating to cane sugar, 3 to sorghum sugar, and 2 to maple sugar, but at the census of 1890 the number of specifications under this head was increased to 17, 5 relating to cane sugar, 5 to sorghum sugar, 4 to maple sugar, and 3 to beet sugar, as shown in detail in the preceding summary. Similarly, under "horses, mules, and asses," it is seen that at the census of 1840 there was an inquiry as to the number of horses and mules on hand; that at the next four censuses 2 inquiries were made, 1 as to the number of horses and 1 as to the number of mules and asses on hand; and that at the census of 1890 inquiry was made as to the number, respectively, of horses, mules, and asses on hand, and, in addition, the number of each class foaled, the number of each class sold, and for the three classes combined the number that died during the year. The foregoing summaries relate to the details or specifications called for in the general schedule of agriculture, but do not apply to the special subjects of investigation which were intrusted to experts and special agents in 1880 and 1890, and for which special schedules were prepared and used. The special subjects of investigation at these two censuses, and the number of schedules or circulars of inquiry used in each case, may be briefly summarized: Census of 1880.-Production of cereals, 1 schedule; cotton culture, 3 schedules; forest products, etc., 15 schedules; fruit growing, etc., 4 schedules; hops, 1 schedule; meat production, 8 schedules; sheep husbandry and wool growing, 1 schedule; tobacco culture, 2 schedules. Census of 1890.-Agricultural organizations, 1 schedule; florists, 1 schedule; irrigation, 4 schedules; live stock not on farms, 1 schedule; live stock on ranges, 1 schedule; nurseries, 1 schedule; seed farms, 1 schedule; tobacco, 1 schedule; tropic and semitropic fruits and nuts, 1 schedule; truck farms, 1 schedule; viticulture, 7 schedules. The following summary shows the total number of inquiries or details called for by each of these special schedules and, in each case, the number of inquiries not common to the general or other special schedules: NUMBER OF INQUIRIES OR DETAILS ON SPECIAL SCHEDULES OF AGRICULTURE: 1880 AND 1890. 1880. Cereals, production of....... Name, etc., of special schedule. Total. Cotton culture, etc.: Details of cotton culture... Cost of labor and material expended in the cultivation of an acre of cotton.. Forest products, etc.: Amount of white pine still standing.. Cooperage stock.. Cooperage done by flour and grist mills Destruction of forests by fires.. Forest lands on Indian and military reservations Fuel (wood) consumed annually for domestic purposes. Fuel consumed during year ending May 31, 1880 Fuel used for household purposes. Gunpowder, kinds of wood used in making.. Oak bark and sumac ground for tanning and dyeing purposes, kinds of. Veneering manufactured from native woods.. Wheels and wheel stock, kinds of woods used in making. Woodlands... Wood pulp, excelsior, shoe pegs, baskets, etc., matches, oars, and handles for agricultural implements, kinds of wood used in making Fruit growing, etc.: Fruit growing and orchards. Fruit trade of cities... Tropical fruits Tropical fruit trees Hops, culture and kiln-drying of. Meat production: Cattle feeding Cattle raising. County clerk's return of herds.. Effect of winter of 1880-81 on cattle and sheep. Hog raising. Pastures and ranges for cattle and sheep Railroad transportation of live meat stock Statement relating to herds. Sheep husbandry and woolgrowing Tobacco culture: Culture and curing of tobacco... Supplemental tobacco schedule Schedule A.-Location of irrigated areas; the water supply, its cost and use; artesian wells, etc Schedule B.-Irrigation canals and ditches Schedule C.-Supplemental inquiry: General Schedule D.-Supplemental inquiry: Artesian wells. Live stock not on farms. Live stock on ranges.. Nurseries Seed farms. Tobacco... Schedule A.-Area planted and production of vineyards.. Schedule B.-Values of vineyard property and products, profits on investments, etc. Schedule C.-Distribution and cost of labor in vineyard operations.. Schedule D.-Distribution of varieties, susceptibility to disease, bearing qualities, etc. Sehedule E.-Shipment of vineyard products. Schedule F.-Capacity and output of wineries. Schedule G.-Soils, irrigation, drainage, meteorology, fertilizers, etc. Total number of different inquiries or details. Number of inquiries or details. Number not common to general or other special schedules. 189 205 60 23 4 13 3 7 20 2 13 2 4 4 3 24 17 134 24 6 21 |