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Each Extension Service Commodity Committee uses census data in determining what a county’s livestock, agronomy, or horticul-. tural program should be. Crop yields computed from census figures help determine production control payment rates. Census data is used by our State Department of Agriculture, by our Division of forestry and most any agency you can think of working for the benefit of the farmer. Many types of industry keep a close eye on the census data and trends they show.
Thus the value a census is to; these organizations, the farmer, the farmer’s wife, etc. largely depends upon the accuracy of the reports Mr. Farmer turns in as well as the accuracy, efficiency and industry of the census taker.
Mr. Farmer.__commence to get the figures together now on your farm; to wait until the last minute always makes it more bothersome and leads to haphazard reports.
You’ll need to give the number of acres devoted to each crop harvested and the yield you made of eash crop. A “good yield of corn” Yields must be in terms of bushels, or tons per acre of each crop harvested. You’ll also need to know the number of acres of pasture land, woodland, etc. What you sold in forest products, livestock, products, etc. The number of livestock by classes on the farm now_ those sold this year, etc. What you bought and how much. Snap answers are of no value and hurt you more than anyone else, also such will tear down the good done by another making an honest effort.
Perhaps the following will help: 500 cu ft loose field-cured hay equals 1 ton. 400 cu ft loose barncured hay 1 ton 250 cu it chopp
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