cessful in reaching good water or obtaining it in paying quantities, please mention these facts, as they may be of equal and even greater importance than the successes of others. If, after answering the questions, any other important facts should occur to you, please note them on the back of this sheet. 1. What is the depth of your well in feet? What is the size of the pipe in inches? What was the cost of the well? 2. Have you measured the water from your well? If so, how many gallons per minute flow from it? 3. How was this measurement made, or, in other words, how accurate do you consider it? 4. Has any of this water been used for irrigation? If so, how many acres have been watered in any one season? 5. What crops have been raised by the water from your well, and about how many acres of each? LIVE STOCK NOT ON FARMS. Reported by Township. [Include all live stock not upon farms of three acres or more June 1, 1890, such as horses and mules owned or used by street-car lines, livery-stable keepers, hackmen, coach, omnibus, or carriage drivers, manufacturers, storekeepers, teamsters, expressmen or express companies; also by doctors, other professional men, private families, etc.; cows kept in city or village dairies or by private families, and all other live stock not on farms, including swine, dogs, sheep, poultry, goats, and stands of bees.] Post-office; County; State; City; Ward; Village; Borough; [This schedule should include only live stock on ranges, and not stock upon farms or ranches, which has or will be taken by the regular census enumerators. Great S. Doc. 194 19 care should be exercised in this matter by special agents in charge of this work. Some herds of cattle are a part of the year on farms or ranches and at other times on the ranges. If the owners have them taken as "on farms or ranches" it would be a duplication of numbers if taken on this schedule also, which is intended to reach only stock outside of the regular farming or settled portions of the country. As far as possible live stock should be taken on this schedule according to their location in the month of June, 1890.] What is the general plan of preparation of the soil for planting? Manures stable and commercial: Where stable manure is used, what is the manner of its preparation and application to the various nursery products? What commercial manures are most satisfactory, how applied, and in what quantity per acre; also, cost per ton? Irrigation and propagation: Is irrigation practiced; if so, how, and with what results? Acreage, quantity, quality, and cost of production: Varieties most in demand and varieties being propagated: Standard varieties in most New varieties in most demand Standard in 1889. New va varieties rieties benow being ing propa propagated most most gated largely. Approximate amount of freight and express bills on outgoing shipments in 1889. What diseases or insect pests are most troublsome in nursery? Remedies and general remarks: Remedies tested, and those most satisfactory. General remarks. SEED FARMS. Reported by ... of County of......, State of Area, labor, manures, products, and general expenses: Date when established as a seed farm. Number of acres in farm. Value of land per acre. Number of men employed. Averages wages paid men per day. Number of women employed. Average wages paid women per day. Number of days wages paid for per year. Number of horses or other animals employed. |