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The Sidney Herald
Sidney, Richland County, Montana
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The 1959 Census of Agriculture begins field work in Richland County this week, with takers collecting mailed questionnaires from farm operators. Announced by Field Director Guy E. Rainboth of Seattle. Provides 1954 stats: $8.5M in products sold, including crops ($4.3M) and livestock ($4.2M). Emphasizes confidentiality.
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Farm census questionnaires have been mailed to all farm operators. The census takers will visit all local farms to collect the questionnaires and, if necessary, assist the farmer in filling out the report form.
The 1959 census of Agriculture is the 17th in a series of nationwide farm canvasses, the first of which was conducted in 1840. The Census of Agriculture is taken at five-year intervals to provide up-to-date statistical information about the nearly five million farms which supply food and raw materials for manufacture of goods used by the people of the U. S. now numbering about 178 million.
The current census will yield information on the number and size of farms, acreage and harvest of crops, livestock production and inventories, selected farm facilities and equipment and selected farm expenditures.
The field director emphasized that all information about individuals and their farm operations furnished to the Census Bureau is held in absolute confidence under Federal law. It is used only to provide summary figures such as totals, averages, and percentages. The information on an individual report cannot be furnished to any one other than sworn Census employees and, thus cannot be used for investigation, taxation, or regulation.
The 1959 Census of Agriculture, now under way in Richland County, will bring up to date farm statistics last collected in 1954, where the farm census revealed the following facts:
The value of products sold in 1954 by farm operators was $8,488,509.
The value of all crops sold was $4,307,121 and included $4,303,917 for field crops, $1,909 for vegetables, $695 for fruits and nuts, and $600 for horticultural specialties.
The value of all livestock and livestock products sold was $4,181,038 and included $159,996 for dairy products, $66,766 for poultry and poultry products, and $3,954,276 for livestock and livestock products.
The value of forest products sold from the county's farms was $350.
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Richland County
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1959
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Field work in the 1959 census of Agriculture gets underway locally this week when a force of census takers start visiting every farm in the area. Farm census questionnaires have been mailed to all farm operators. The census takers will visit all local farms to collect the questionnaires and, if necessary, assist the farmer in filling out the report form. The 1959 census of Agriculture is the 17th in a series of nationwide farm canvasses, the first of which was conducted in 1840. The Census of Agriculture is taken at five-year intervals to provide up-to-date statistical information about the nearly five million farms which supply food and raw materials for manufacture of goods used by the people of the U. S. now numbering about 178 million. The current census will yield information on the number and size of farms, acreage and harvest of crops, livestock production and inventories, selected farm facilities and equipment and selected farm expenditures. The field director emphasized that all information about individuals and their farm operations furnished to the Census Bureau is held in absolute confidence under Federal law. It is used only to provide summary figures such as totals, averages, and percentages. The information on an individual report cannot be furnished to any one other than sworn Census employees and, thus cannot be used for investigation, taxation, or regulation. The 1959 Census of Agriculture, now under way in Richland County, will bring up to date farm statistics last collected in 1954, where the farm census revealed the following facts: The value of products sold in 1954 by farm operators was $8,488,509. The value of all crops sold was $4,307,121 and included $4,303,917 for field crops, $1,909 for vegetables, $695 for fruits and nuts, and $600 for horticultural specialties. The value of all livestock and livestock products sold was $4,181,038 and included $159,996 for dairy products, $66,766 for poultry and poultry products, and $3,954,276 for livestock and livestock products. The value of forest products sold from the county's farms was $350.