Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-15
LAB0RI IS
NOT REQUIRED
IN WEST NOW
By Latter Part Of July, N. D.
and Minnesota Will Re-
quire Large Number.

Chicago. June 15.-Failure of the
winter wheat crops and increased
acreage and indicated bountiful yields
In the spring wheat belt have COM
bined to produce unique conditions
in h summer labor markets of the
plains states. No until Minnesota.
the Dakotas and Montana begin late
in July to harvest what have been
predicted as the biggest crops in their
history will there be a demand that
communities other than those in touch
with the fields send helpers, to the
farmers. Hitherto the Macedonian
cry has been heard two months
earlier.
kansas will be able to handle its
harvest this year with men coming
from states that surround us. It will
be folly for anyone to come from
east Of the Miseissippi," says the labor
bulletin Of tho Kansas department. of
labor and industry.
Does Not Need Aid.
Nebraska will not need any outside
help now or in the wheat harvest"
Gays Prof. e. L. Rhoads Of the fed
eral department Of agriculture who
IL handling the labor question in that
state. I'VE are short less than nifty
corn"
contrasted to this picture r re-
ports from the northwest. State and
federal officials in touch with the sit
uation are unanimous in predicting q
real need for harvest hands when the
spring wheat reaches maturity. Only
hail or blights or similar calamity to
fields can stand In the way Of the
fulnllmsnt Of these forecasts. it is
said.
A survey Of the situation in the
chief wheat producing states follows:
Kansas Crop Small.
misunderstanding begins June 25
to July 20. The wheat crop 10 the
smallest in years. Reports to the
state department Of labor and indus
try indicate that only $500 men will
be needed in the fields. this number
being about one-fifth of tho army
generally wanted in Kansas. Pros
pectve harvest hands are warned not
to pay fees to private labor agencies
but to communicate with the state or
Nebraska-No outside help needed
all. Only ten per cen Of the win
tr wheat that was seeded is surviving
and estimates Of the crop vary from
5000, 900 to 6,000,0 900 bushels as
against $1,000. 900 in 1915.
Winter Wheat Failure.
Illinois-No outside help needed.
Winter wheat in southern counties
is practically a failure and the state
will be able to take care of it's own
corn and spring wheat harvests.
Iowa-Not important as a wheat
but II there is q decrease in that
cereal 1t will be compensated for by
increased demands for labor from
corn farmers. Ambrose L. Urick,
state labor commissioner. pionts out
that corn crops ire not rushed in
harvest as IL wheat and expects no
great difficulty in finding the neccs-
sary men.
Larger Crop Expected.
North Dakota-Survey Of the state
with reference to crop and labor con-
is being made by Robert j.
Leth of the. federal department OF ag-
riculture. He already has found pros
poets of a much larger crop than last
with a consequent greater de-
mand for labor.
Minnesota-Fred d. Sherman, state
immigration commissioner. says the
demand for labor will be greater than
can be filled locally. He has reporters
in every county and because Of in
creased acreage predicts the largest
wheat crop in the history Of the state.
High school boys. to be tent out to
work on the farms will help "a little"
he says.