Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-30
PLAN FOR SUPPLYING
FARM HELP

thousands OF farmers have been called
TO the colors. Thousands of the most
productive acres in France and Bel.
GUM lie waste, torn by exploding
shells. The war has greatly dimin.
ished the ford supplies of our allies.
To the United States has come the
call to IT set the deficiency.
And our farmers have responded
nobly. Everywhere they have put in
more crops than they ever grew be-
fore. Never before were SO many
acres under cultivation in the United
States as there are today.
But more crops means that more
men must be had to tend them and
harvest them. Where will we get the
extra labor to care for our larger
cropsH
That is the problem which Nevada
is trying to meet through the state
committee OF food resources. That is
the problem which the United States
department OF agriculture is trying to
help solve by sending out farm help
specialists to the states, one of whom
has come to Nevada to cooperate with
the state committee.
Many things can be done to help
the situation, but the biggest thing
that can be done, is to eliminate the
waste. Every year hundreds Of farm
ers in Nevada lose much time in hunt
ing for men. There are plenty of men
wanting work. but the trouble is to
ind them. Every year thousands of
farm hands in Nevada lose may days
looking for work. There are plenty
OF farmers who need help. but 1t takes
many days of walking to find a man
who wants them at that particular
time.
This loss must be stopped, End this
is the way your state committee on
food resources and the United States
department Of agriculture propose to
stop lit.
In every town which forms the CEN
ter for farming region, there must
be man TO whom farmers can come
and whom they can tell how much
help they will need and when they
will need It; and TO whom men looking
for work can come and find who wants
farm help. So a farmer will always
know right where to go to get men il
there are any to be found anywhere;
and a man looking for work will al
ways know right where to go to find
It provided any farm hely is needed
anywhere in the neighborhood. This
will save tremendous amount of
waste or time and energy, a waste
which must not continue IL we are to
properly feed our men in the trenches.
The way to arrange this is to have
a committee appointed for each local.
iity to take care Of the general plan.
ming Of the work. The committee will
choose some individual, usually To-
cal storekeeper, perhaps hotelkeeper
or a farmer who lives near the town,
or some one else who will act as the
local farm help agent, to whom the
farmers. and farm hands can come.
Most OF the agents who have been ap-
pointed so far In Nevada, are keepers
of news stores, selling papers, sta
tionery, tobacco, and the like. They
are usually glad to assume the work
involved for the sake of the good 1t
will do the country and also for the
added trade 1t will give them. The
question of who is to be the agent
must be decided separately for each
locality, however. Local conditions
will determine 1t.
Tho state committee on food re.
sources has had conspicuous signs
printed which 1t will be glad to send
to any local agent to be posted around
the neighborhood to direct farmers
and farm hands to him.
The farm help specialist sent here
by the department OF agriculture will
be glad to make arrangements to go
to the different localities to help get
things started wherever his help is
needed. However, inasmuch as the
committee should be started at once
everywhere and the fam help special.
LIST can be at only one place at a
time, Il is urged that, the local people
start tho work wherever possible, writ
ing In to the farm help specialist at
Reno, for any suggestions they may
want and being sure to tell just what
has been done.
AS soon as the work Is started in
each locality, the Office at Reno will