At the beginning of October, inoko-yakunin (an official in charge of Inoko festival) on duty presented himself at a catering section of the Imperial Court and made a ritual 'Gosu-ukagai' to ask how many number of go (a unit of quantity) of Inoko mochi were required.
10月に入ると、猪子役人の当番の者が御所御賄所に出頭し、御用の数を伺う、「合数伺い」を行う。