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(Coorinaad from pap One) a The census eaters will visit all - local farms to collect the questionnaires and, if necessaiy, assist die farmer in filling out die 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-yeaj intervals to provide upto-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 United States, 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.
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