The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-19
SHALL We HELP $
CARE FOR CROP
TAKING CARE OF LOCAL DEMAND
FOR FARM HELP IN HARVEST
UP TO MEN IN TOWN
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TAKE ACTION
u You are Not Employed at Home
Give the Farmers Around Here
Your Services

That there will be a demand for men
to help in the harvest fields of Brook
lngs county during the coming harvest
is a fact that cannot be evaded. Out
side help, shipped-in help, and labor
of that kind is not as satisfactory as
the kind that can be furnished by the
residents uf the county. The county
commissioners have seen the demand
that is coming and they have taken
what steps they can to help relieve
the shortage. Their resolutions, a
copy of which is published herewith, is
2 good move. 1t opens up the way for
men to do things that they can do to
help. A man may be the owner of a
farm and live in town, if he goes out
to the farm every morning from now
on, Toes such errands for the tenant
that he can, looks after the little put
teTing jobs that are necessary, then
the man who is in good physical con
dition for the harder work Of the
farm can give it his whole attention.
Some of the town men can 80 out and
work on farms, doing the lighter kind
of work, leaving the farmer free to at
tend to the work that needs his per
sonal attention.
OF course the farmer might like to
sec the toWney sweating in the field,
day in the burning sun, but that
would only furnish amusement and
not results. There is work that the
towney can do, and in doing it help
the farmer and not retard the field
work By his immature movements.
Let the farmer and the towney get to-
g"theT on this proposition, and in the
rntual joining of forces accomplish
results that will please both and leave
q higher feeling of respect for each
other on both sides.
We believe, Mr.. Farmer, that most
vi int ultu III Tie IONl VI " hillSS
county Will cheerfully do what they
can to help you handle this big crop
that you are growing this year. They
will not expect to come out and show
you how to do your work, neither will
they expect to be able to do as much
work as the man who knows farm
life daily. but they can do something
to help you take care of the crop, and
in doing 1t the money will be kept in
Brookings county and in neighborly
circulation:
Here is what the county commits
sicrers resolved:
WHEREAS, the coming harvest bids
fair to be one of the richest in the
history of Bookings county; and,
WHEREAS, there is such a scarcity
Of farm labor that our crops cannot
properly be cared for unless every
citizen will do his full duty by per-
forming such work as he may be
capable of doing, either in the harvest
field or in facilitating the harvest;
and,
WHEREAS, at this time we believe
that It is the patriotic duty of every
citizen, business, professional and
laboring man. as well as farmers. to
help in conserving the food supply,
BE 1T RESOLVED. that we urge all
men who are in position to do any
work which will help the farmers in
caring for their crops, that it is his
patriotic duty to do so.
FURTHER, We urge all county of
icials. deputies and employees to so
arrange their work if possible that
the public will o be greatly incon-
venienced by Their absence from their
Offices during harvest time, and that
they do some work during that per
Tod to assist farmers in gathering
their crops.
Dated July 18th, 1917.
Board of County Commissioners,
in and for Brookings Co, S. D..
BY II. c. Halverson, Chairman.