Dear Paul and Ron-  This comes from dissertation research about 12 years
ago, so I am hazy on the details, but I recall that the 1900, 1910, and
1920 agricultural census manuscript schedules were destroyed.  I had looked
to use these for some research in Mississippi but had to stop with the 1880
schedule, and since this was due to an Act of Congress (the title was
something like Destruction of useless, or worthless, data in the census
bureau.... it made me want to weep, as the later schedules asked so many
more detailed questions) it likely affected materials from all states.
Sorry to send possibly bad news, but you might also verify this with the
National Archives if these data are crucial to your work. Kim McBride


>Paul Webb asked:
>
>> I have been trying to locate agricultural census schedules for 1900-1920
>> (for North Carolina), but am having no luck and have been told by several
>> people that they no longer exist.  Can anyone on the list confirm this or
>> provide other information; these schedules don't appear to be included on
>> the NARA website . ..
>>
>        I cannot speak for the agricultural schedules, but I suspect they
>fall into the same category as the maufactory schedules which are
>routinely destroyed (although I cannot remember the timing for the
>destruction).
>
>        I wanted the manufactory schedules because they contain important
>information about individual businesses.  When I wrote the national
>archives, I was informed that they were destroyed except for those
>from 1931 and 1933.  These were preserved because of thier relevance
>to that rather disastrous period of U S history.  The agricultual
>schedules for the period may also still exist, although it sounds
>like those may be too late (chronologically) for your project.
>
>        I got my information several years ago when I was not using the
>internet, so I have no good suggestions as to how to find that
>information using more current means.  If anyone has suggestions,
>please post them.  I have been out of touch with the archives for
>several years but could apply those schedules to some other histories
>I am researching.
>
>Bill
>
>
>Bill Lockhart
>New Mexico State University
>Alamogordo, NM
>(505) 439-3732