Evening journal., 1918-06-01
HOW FARM LABOR
BUREAU Operates
Combination of Agencies
Supplies Labor fef
State Farms
COUNTY AGENTS
LOOK AFTER WORK

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Early IN April, the State Defense
Council realized that TO enable the far
rnors OF Delaware 10 produce the maxi
NUN amount OF food, some steps must
be taken to furnish them with help at
the critical times OF seeding and har-
Yestlns, In consequence, Joint meet
Ing was called OF representatives OF
the State Council OF Defense, together,
with Mr.. Armstrong, then director OF
the Boys Working Reservei Charles
Warner, director OF the u, s. Public
Reserve, Messrs, Saylor and Bernhard
OF the T. S, Employment Service in
Delaware and NJ, o, Pence, Slate leader
OF county agents, who 10 was felt could
speak moro authorCtively OF farm con-
dltions than any other man In the
State.
At this first meeting tentative plans
wero drawn up for the organization OF
the Delaware Farm Labor Bureau
Later these plans were practically ell
approved by the Stats Defense Council
and the Delaware Farm Labor Bureau
became an active organisation on May
is, and Is today doing much 10 supply
a part o, 1000 farm laboFers, which the
survey, taken through the schools early
this spring, proved 70 be the need OF
the farmers Of thls State, n they are to
produce a maximum amount Of feod
this crop season.
The organization OF the Delaware
Farm Labor Bureau consists OF q
combination OF the agencies which can
supply labor. together with a series
OF Offices, one IN each county, which
were established for the purpose OF
collecting the demands OF the farmers
for help. and TO serve as a place where
a farmer could so and make arrange
ments and explain his need for any
particular kind Of farm help. The
three agencies which are supplying
farm labor In the State consist OF the
U. S. Boys Working Reserve; the L. S.
Public Service Reserve: and the L. S.
Employment Service, all OF which have
an ONCE In Wilmington. The U. S.
Boys Working Reserve has about
three hundred high school boys be-
tween the ages OF 80 end p years, VINO
VIII work on the farms OF the State
during the summer vacation. The y. S.
Public Service Reserve has enrolled a
large amount Of short time help IN the
towns OF the state. II has persuaded
many factory owners 20 grant extra
long vacations 10 employees, who wlll
spend these vacations working on a
farm, and u further plans 10 enroll
town men OF former farm experience
for short time work In the harvest
fields. The U. S. Employment Service
Is supported by the national govern
ment and II hires men for all branches
OF government work including agrlcul-
ture. Its services are free 20 both
employer and employe These three
agencies are now united under one d.
rectlon, for the purpose OF supplying
farm help, in the Old Federal Building
AZ Sixth and King streets, Wilmington.
Therefore. all theihelp made available
by them can be drawn on Immediately
by the secretary OF the Delaware Farm
Labor Bureau, who receives the re-
quests for help which come from far
mers throughout the State through 10
cal oflces in each county. These coun-
~ offlces are In charge Of the county
agents and are located in Sussex coun-
~ az GEORGETOWN, with County Agent
kaufman in.charge; in Kent county. at
Diver. with County Agent Zlmmerley
IN charge; in New Castle county al
The Old Federal Building, Wilmington,
with Mr.. Ryan in charge. The Office
OF County Agent Bausman at Newark
also serves as a local branch OF this
organization. A farmer sends in a re-
quest for help TO his once from which
Il is forwarded TO the secretary at the
Wilmington Office. who then obtains
man from either the U. s. Boys Work
ing Reserve, the u. S. Employment Ser
vice, or the U. S. Public Service Re
serve.
The following is a typical illustra-
ton OF the way in which the Delaware
Farm Labor Bureau operates to supply
help 20 the farmers Of the State
s. H. Green, Of Wyoming, Del, Is
right IN the midst Of corn planting
when one Of his hired men Is drafted.
Immediately he thinks OF a card, which
he has received a few days before from
the Delaware Farm Labor Bureau,
which was TO be filled out by him in
case he needed help. After searching
around. be finds the card and fills 81
out. indicating the kind OF help which
he wants. the time when he wants It,
and the wages which he viii pay II the
man Is satisfactory. He mails this card
IN an envelope, which requires no post
age TO his county agent Mr.. thinner
~. at Dover. Nsr. Zimmerly notes the
request and Immediately forwards II
20 Mr.. Ryan, the secretary OF the Della
ware Farm Labor Bureau at the WI
mington ONCE. Mr.. Ryan consults the
tlle and finds that the u s. Employment
Service has three men in the ONCE that
particular morning who are looking
fnr- farm vyork He calls these men IN