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D. — Crops grown for sugar or sirup : Sugar beets, sorghum cane, 

 and sugar cane are the crops included in this class. The number of 

 maple trees tapped in 1909 may also be asked. 



E. — Fruits and nuts : For the principal kinds of orchard fruits, 

 grapes, tropical fruits and nuts, farmers will be asked to give the 

 number of trees and vines of bearing age; the number of young trees 

 not bearing; the quantities produced or harvested in 1909; and the 

 value of the products. The acreage, product and value of small 

 fruits, including strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, 

 gooseberries and cranberries, are to be reported for the crop year 1909. 



In 1899, Massachusetts produced fruits of all kinds to the value of 

 $2,700,000, — an average product exceeding $70 per farm. 



F. — Vegetables : The enumerator will ask for the acreage and 

 values of all vegetables grown in 1909. Thirteen chief varieties are 

 named on this schedule, and blank lines are provided for others not 

 specified. In the case of small farm gardens, the products of which 

 are used solely for home consumption, it is not expected that the area 

 and value of each variety of vegetable can be given separately. Pro- 

 vision is made for reporting such gardens as a unit, giving only the 

 total area and value. All truck farmers and market gardeners, how- 

 ever, will be called upon for detailed reports. The importance of 

 market gardening in Massachusetts is shown by the fact that over five 

 and one-half million of dollars worth of vegetables were grown in 

 1899, — an average production of nearly $150 per farm. 



G. — Fruit products : The quantifies and values of cider, vinegar, 

 wine, grape juice, olive oil and dried or evaporated fruits produced 

 on the farm in 1909 are to be reported. 



H. — Forest products : Nearly two million dollars worth of forest 

 products were reported by Massachusetts farmers in 1900. It is 

 probable that the coming census will ask two questions under this 

 head, namely: The value (in lump sum) of all firewood, fencing ma- 

 terial and other forest products cut in 1909 for farm consumption; 

 and the value (in lump sum) of all firewood, logs, railroad ties, tele- 

 graph and telephone poles, material for fencing and barrels, bark, 

 naval stores or other forest products cut in 1909 for sale, whether 

 sold or on hand April 15, 1910, together with all amounts received in 

 1909 from the sale of standing timber on the farm. 



Animal Products. — This is a general term, used to designate all 

 products of the live stock industry. 



A. — Animals sold alive and animals slaughtered: Inquiry will be 

 made for the number of animals of each kind sold alive in 1909, and 

 the amounts received; also for the number and value of all animals 

 slaughtered on the farm, whether for home consumption or for sale. 

 It is also desired that a careful record be kept of the number of ani- 

 mals of each kind purchased during the year, and the amounts paid 

 for them. This is especially important in all cases where farmers 

 purchase large numbers of cattle, sheep or swine for feeding purposes. 



