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Poultry. — A statement will be required of the number and value 

 of chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and guinea fowls on hand April 15, 

 1910. Separate reports may be required of those under three months 

 old and those over that age. 



Bees. — The number of swarms, hives or colonies of bees on the 

 farm April 15, 1910, and a statement of their value, are to be called for. 



5. Miscellaneous Information. 

 Mention is here made of certain possible inquiries that do not come 

 naturally under the other general heads : — 



A . — The amount of mortgage indebtedness. 



B. — The number of acres of irrigated land and the method of 

 irrigation. 



C. — The number of acres of land leased to other farmers. 



The outline of the farm schedule here presented is subject to certain 

 minor changes before being finally adopted. It is believed, by those 

 responsible for it, to provide for a fairly comprehensive exhibit of the 

 farm products of the year 1909, and a complete inventory of farm 

 property on April 15, 1910. Very explicit printed instructions, cover- 

 ing every inquiry, will accompany the schedule, and the enumerators 

 who will call in person for the information will be carefully instructed 

 on all questions that are likely to arise. The enumeration will not 

 begin for six months. This gives the farmers of the country ample 

 time in which to carefully review the results of their farm operations 

 of 1909, and to prepare accurate answers to the questions that the 

 census enumerator will ask. 



The Director of the Census earnestly requests criticism of the 

 schedule outlined above, and invites suggestions from all persons 

 actively engaged in agriculture, not only with regard to the informa- 

 tion to be secured, but with respect to its final presentation as well. 

 With the practical co-operation of the farmers of the country in pre- 

 paring in advance accurate records of their products and property 

 the officials of the census of 1910 are confident of being able to present 

 the most accurate and interesting statistics of agriculture ever pub- 

 lished. 



