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Co. Offices to Have
Census Information
Information about the 1969 Census of Agriculture is expected to be available in all county ASCS offices by December 1, according to H. S. Barksdale, Chairman, Rappahannock County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Chairman Barksdale said in late November the Bureau of Census in Washington will send to all county ASCS offices an information packet containing a reference handbook, an , introductory letter and a sample questionnaire. Information in the , packet will help county office employees answer questions from farmers about the 1969 Agricultural Census.
The Chairman said farmers will receive the 1969 Agricultural Census questionnaire by mail on or about January 1, 1970. The questionnaire should be filled out and mailed back to the Census Bureau not later than February 15.
Chairman Barksdale ’SutTfarmer cooperation in this census is very important because decisions that "will lead to improved farm programs must be based on reliable facts and those facts can only be obtained through s ' nationwide census of all farms and ranches.
He said ASCS is one of the key agencies in the U S. Department of Agriculture through which information on the 1969 Census of Agriculture will be handled.
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