Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-11

OF Agriculture.

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The wages Of, farm labor Is the sub
iect Of bulletin recently issued by
the United states department OF agri-
culture. II was prepared by direction
Of Secretary Wilson by George X.
HulmSs chief OF the division OF pro-
ductiGn and distribution. II contains
the details OF the latest OF a series OF
10 Investigations covering a period of
- years, and summary of the pre-
ceding Investigations Is InOluded In
the bulletin.
In contracts OF hiring by the year,
with board, the wage rates OF mon per
month increased from tl0.09 Ia 1895
to tisO5 In 1903, or IA gain OF 1873
per cent The gain from 1890 TO 1903
was 1913 per cent.
In contracts OF hiring by the season,
with board. the wage rates OF men pen
month increased from s12.G9 In 1895
to 5000 in 1903. or 69.S per cent
The wage rates OF men per day,
with board, for day labor. were ascer-
talned throughout the period, and
were found to Increase from 1l.Ol for
harvest work In 1855 to 3l.l3 In 1909.
or 37.5 per cent. From 1890 to 1909
the increase was 3e.4 per cent. and
from 1895 to 1909, 800 per cent,
For. labor other than harvest, with
board, the wage rates OF men per day
Increased from 60 cents In 1899 20
a..J5 in 1903, or 6O.9 per cent. The
percentage OF Increase from 1890 to
1909 was 43.l. and from 1909 II was
37.3.
Among the geographic divisions on
states In 1909 the highest rate OF
wages per month In hiring by the year,
with board, Ii found In the western
group, where the average was $3.50.
Next in order was the North CentraF
division with t22.22; third In order
was the North Atlantic division with
SCOTS; the south Atlantic states had
an average OF Si4.25; and lowest Of
all was the average OF the South At
lantic states, $3.50.
Rates OF wagon do not express the
real wages received by the farm labor
In this country. Apart from the
changes In the purchasing power OF
money wages there are variOus extras
that supplement- wage rates. In this
investigation an attempt was made to
get Information with regard to the
value OF supplementary allowances. II
appears that the average monthly
value OF the dwelling, garden and
other appnrtenances, the use OF which
was n part OF the real wages paid,
without board, In 1909, ranged from
1l.75 to So. throughput the United
states and the amunt when wages
were paid. with board. ranged from
81 to $3.50. A. r- s.
The average Sklue OF feed for COW.
horse. swine. or poultry, per month,
ranged from sI.l1 TO SAIL; the value
NJ pastuFase for COW, horse, or swine
ranged from Sc cents TO 1i.0t; the
value OF fire wood for family use, and
the team to haul II, ranged from S1.0e
TO 123S; the occasional use Of team
for hauling was valued AZ As cents TO
$40. and the occasional uss OF horse
and buggy, probably reaching M high
a frequency ~ weekly use, range from
81 cents TO S2.s7.
The estimated value Of the fruit
given to the family Of the laboFers
was reported 70 be worth from 80
cents to S1.Ol per month; the value OF
the atabe1nG Tor the iaboref's horse.
n no had one, was estimated TO be t5
cents to 81 per month"; and the iaun-
dry service for me laborer was esti-
mated C. range from IS cents TO 81
a month.
The increase In the purchasing
power In tho wage rates OF farm Ia
borsrs as compared With that Of work
ingmen was ascsTtAIned By the bureau
OF labor. TIE purchasing power OF
wages, In tering Of retail prices o. food
from Isbe t0+Is9s II regarded az be-
ing 1000. For the period 1889 20
1907, the purchAsing power IN the
case OF woEklngmen Increased only 70
1914, but, in the case OF farm labor
erB the purchasing power OF Wages
per month IN hiring by the year and
season increased TO llO.i; the pur-
chasing power Of day rates OF wages
for harvest work Increased TO. ALB,
and OF day rates for other than har-
vest work 20 l1t.a. Notwithstanding
the IneFeass Of RETAIL prices Of food.
the rates Of wages OF farm labor have
Increased IN degrees sufficient 70 make
as q new result a snbGtantial rate "a
increases p Y A,ss - nr Ft5D
The wages Of womsm Cor aemasbe
Iah4r on faYNA receives nflepllqAl
Thlo subject vas nFBt inveaiisa toA q
1905. In hie,ng u the es9eQi, ~
wage rataa lae ameakle Nos n
wonien On k dom ~ hlNnNf NAB a
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