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Xlie Census I'ear began June 1, 

 1889, and ends May 31, 1890. Each State 

 has from one to eleven Supervisors' Dis- 

 tricts. There are 175 supervisors in all. 

 There are 42,000 enumerators, who in all 

 parts of the country will begin their work 

 Monday moi-ning, June 2, 1890. Every 

 farm will be visited before June 30, and 

 the following questions will be asked, keep- 

 ing in mind that the figures you are to 

 give nearly all pertain to the crops of 1889, 

 and not to the growing crops of 1890 : 



1. Your name as occupant of the farm. 



2. Are you owner, renter for money, or 

 for share of the crops of the farm i 



3. Are you white or black i 



4. Number of acres of laud, improved 

 and unimproved. 



5. Acres irrigated. 



6. Number of artesian wells flowing. 



7. Value of farm, buildings, implements, 

 machinery and live stock. 



8. Fences — Cost of building and repair- 

 ing. 



9. Cost of fertilizers. 



10. Labor — Amounts paid for labor, 

 including board ; weeks of hired labor, 

 white or black. 



11. Products— Estimated value of all 

 farm productions sold, consumed, or on 

 hand for 1889. 



12. Forestry — Amount of wood cut, and 

 value of all forest products sold. 



13. Grasslands— Acres of each kind of 

 grassland cut for hay or pastured ; tons of 

 hay and straw sold ; clover and grass seeds 

 produced and sold ; silos and their capacity. 



14. Sugar — Cane, sorghum, maple, and 

 beet ; sugar and molasses ; acres, product 

 and value of each. 



15. Castor Beans— Acres. 



16. Cereals— Barley, buckwheat, Indian 

 corn, oats, rye, wheat ; acres, crop, amount 

 of each sold and consumed, and value. 



17. Rice — Acres, crop, and value. 



18. Tobacco — Acres, crop, amount sold, 

 and value. 



19. Peas and Beans— Bushels, and value 

 of crop sold. 



20. Peanuts— Acres, bushels, and value. 



21. Hops — Acres, pounds, and value. 



22. Fibers— Cotton, flax, and hemp; 

 acres, crop, and value. 



23. Broom-Corn — Acres, pounds and 

 value. 



24. Livestock — Horses, mules and asses; 

 number on hand June 1, 1890; number 

 foaled in 1889; number sold in 1889; num- 

 ber died in 1889. 



25. Sheep— Number on hand June 1, 

 1890, of "fine wool," "long wool," and 

 "all other ;" number of lambs dropped in 

 1889; " spring lambs " sold in 1889; sold 

 in 1889otherthan "spring lambs;" slaugh- 

 tered for use on farm in 1889; killed by 

 dogs in 1889; died from other causes in 

 1889. 



26. Wool— Shorn spring of 1890 and fall 

 of 1889. 



27. Goats— Number of Angora and com- 

 mon. 



28. Dogs— On farm June 1, 1890. 



29. Neat Cattle— Working oxen, milch 

 cows, and other cattle on hand June 1, 

 1890; number of pure bred, grade and 

 common; calves dropped in 1889; cattle 

 sold in 1889, slaughtered for use on the 

 farm, and died in 1889. 



30. Daii-y — Milk— total gallons produced 

 on farm; sold for use in famOies; sent to 

 creamery or factory ; used on farm, includ- 

 ing for butter or cheese ; used on farm in 



raising cream for sale, including for cream- 

 ery or factoi-y. Butter — pounds made on 

 farm and sold in 1889. Cream — quarts 

 sent to creamery or factory; sold other 

 than to creamery or factory. Cheese — 

 pounds made on farm and sold in 1889. 



31. Swine— Number on hand June 1, 

 1890; sold in 1889: consumed on farm and 

 died in 1889. 



32. Poultry— Number each of chickens, 

 turkeys, geese, and ducks on hand June 1, 

 1889; value of all poultry products sold; 

 eggs produced, sold, and value in 1889. 



33. Bees. — Number of colonies, pounds 

 of honey and wax produced, and value. 



34. Onions— Field crop— number of acres, 

 bushels produced and sold, and value. 



35. Potatoes— Sweet and Irish, bushels 

 produced and sold. 



36. Market Gardens and Small Fruits- 

 Number of acres in vegetables, blackber- 

 ries, cranberries, raspberries, strawberries, 

 and other small fruits, and total value of 

 products in 1889. 



37. Vegetables and Fruits for Canning — 

 Number of acres, and products in bushels, 

 of peas and beans, green corn, tomatoes, 

 other vegetables and fruits. 



38. Orchards— Apples, apricots, cherries, 

 peaches, pears, plums, and prunes, and 

 other orchard fruits; in each the number of 

 acres, crop in 1889, number of bearing 

 trees, number of young trees not bearing, 

 and value of all orchard products sold. 



39. Vineyards — Number of acres in vines 

 bearing, and in young vines not bearing; 

 products of grapes and raisins, and value in 

 1889. 



Besides these questions on the regular 

 Agricultural Schedule No. 2, Superintend- 

 ent Robert P. Potter has ordered several 

 special investigations in the interests of 

 agriculture, among which are Viticulture, 

 Nurseries, Florists, Seed and Truck Farms, 

 Semi-Tropic Fruits, Oranges, etc.. Live 

 Stock on the gi-eat ranges, and in cities 

 and villages ; also the names and number 

 of all the various farmers' organizations, 

 such as Agricultural and Horticultural 

 Societies,Poultry and Bee|Associations 

 Farmers' Clubs, the Granges, Alliances, 

 Wheels, Unions, Leagues, etc. 



In no part of the census work have the 

 lines been extended more than in the 

 direction of agriculture, and if farmers 

 will now cheerfully co-operate with the 

 enumerators and other oflBcials in promptly 

 furnishing the correct figures more compre- 

 hensive returns regarding our great indus- 

 try will be obtained than ever before. 



As a part of the Census, special provision 

 has been made by Congress for ascertain- 

 ing the names of surviving soldiers, sailors, 

 and marines who were mustered into the 

 service of the United States during the war 

 of the rebellion, and of the widows of sol- 

 diers, sailors, and marines who have died. 

 In connection with this special census of 

 veterans,the organization or vessel in which 

 they served, the term of service in each 

 case, and present residence will be taken 

 by the census enumerators. In the case of 

 widows, information regarding the service 

 of their deceased husbands is also required. 



The importance of accurate statements 

 concerning the military record of each 

 participant in the late war should not be 

 underestimated. It should be the duty. 



moreover, of every veteran soldier or sailor 

 to see that the enumerator is placed in 

 possession of the necessary information 

 concerning his own service. If he cannot 

 be at home when the enumerator calls he- 

 should leave a proper memorandum in the 

 hands of his wife or other member of his 

 household, so that the work of the census 

 may not be delaj-ed, and also that there 

 may be no doubt as to the accuracy of the 

 statements concerning his service which 

 may be given to the census enumerator. 



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Do Foxes and Skunks molest 

 Bees at Night t 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



Query 710.— Do foxes or skunks ever 

 molest bees when clustered out at night in; 

 the summer season ;— Pennsylvania. 



I think not.— M. Mahin. 



I do not know.— J. M. Hameauoh. 



Not in my experience.— Eugexe Secor. 



Some claim that they do.— G. L. Tinker. 



I always take mine in at night. — R. L. 

 Taylor. 



No ! We would like to see them try it. — 

 Dadant & Son. 



I never observed. I hardly think that 

 they would.— J. P. H. Brown. 



I have had no experience in that line.— H. 

 D. Cutting. 



I have never watched to see, and I do not 

 know of any one who has.— A. B. Mason. 



I have never known them to do so. 

 Skunks are common here ; foxes are very 

 scarce. — A. J. Cook. 



Well, now ! I have had no experience 

 on that line.— C. H. Dibbern. 



I never knew such to take place here. I 

 do not believe that it is worth noticing 

 anywhere. — James Heddon. 



Skunks do, surely. I do not know about 

 foxes, as there are none in my locality.— 

 J. E. Pond. 



They never molest mine, but, then, there 

 are no foxes here, very few skunks, and my 

 bees seldom cluster out.— C. C. Miller. 



I think that possibly skunks might ; but 

 a trap or two set near their haunts will 

 " settle their hash."— Will M. Barnum. 



Skunks eat bees, often to that extent that 

 nearly spoils the colony. As the colony 

 gets weaker, they scratch on the front of 

 the hive, and when the bees come out to 

 drive oflf the intruder, catch them. As to 

 foxes, I could not say.-G. M. Doolittle. 



Never, to my knowledge. Several years 

 ago quite a number of skunks lived and 

 reared young near my apiary, until an old 

 colored man trapped them. They certainly 

 never harmed my bees. There is a pro- 

 digious sight more harm from two-legged 

 skunks " to my apiary. The jemedy is a 

 double-barreled shot-gun, and I shaU be 

 tempted to useit.-G. W. Demaree. 



Skunks will eat bees; they often watch 

 for them to come out of the hive and prey 

 upon them. Why leave the bees "clustered 

 out at night ?" It is doubtful if foxes ever 

 catch bees.— The Editor. 



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