Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-02

who visited the west coast for the
first time, the most astonishing thing
he saw was hogs eating hay-alfalfa.
The Labor Problem.
There is no question but that there
will be less labor available than usual
for the farm. The assurances of good
prices will make it possible to pay
better wages. and it is hoped that the
difficulty will be overcome without
much trouble. Arrangements for help
should be made early. The state and
national department ire offering ev-
cry help possible to meet the labor
situation. If you want these depart
ments to help you. let them know just
as soon as possible-ask your post
master for information and tell him
what you want
NOn-productivc Labor.
One Of the greatest sources of labor
which should be made available to
help the farmer. is the ablebodied
male non-productive labor of Jul
towns and cities-the clerks. stenog-
raphers. store keepers, retired farm
ers. etc. All this help should be reg
istered and subject to draft to help on
farms. There are hundreds of men in
the small and large towns who should
give their jobs over to women during
seeding and harvest time. and get out
and help h farmer. Every one of
them who does not is d Stacker and
should be deal with the same as those
who are subject to draft but refuse
to register. We know of a small cOun-
try store in Which four grown, able
bodied men are employed. Any able
bodied ma caught selling pins, nee
dies and thread, etc, over a counter,
during seeding and harvest time,
should be drafted and SEMI to tho
front at once.
The Women Will Help.
The women on the farms and in
the city and town homes. as we'll,
have been loaded with the RESPONSE
billy Of conservation of foods TO Il
greater extent than is justifiable. They
cannot save what is not produced.
Even last year there was much grain
not shocked, and threshing was de-
lAyed becaus Of short help. The wom-
en- in many places drove binders,
hauled grain, helped make hay and
did blowing. They did this because
other help was not available, and in
doing so neglected their W work.
There are plenty of men left to do
Al! the work of planting and gather
ing a maximum crop, and we hone
that steps will be taken. al once to see
to it that every ablebodied man, and
woman too. is made available for
fuch work as he or she can best per-
form.
! II this is done there will be plenty
OF help to plant a large crop and har.
vest 1t without waste. Right now II
the time to complete the plans. Seed
ing u begin as early as possible
and every available team and tractor
should be started and used to tn,
! limit. Tractors can be run night ant
day. and do three times as much Al
the same number of horses.&1t viii
take extra men to do this. but the mel
should be made available.
Register the Labor and Farmer.
Every city, township and count.
should register every inhabitant an
er as to his need and see that he ha
proper help. II there Is any land no
being farmed or farmed properly, !
should be reported and plans made Il
handle It. No land oWner has an,
right to neglect any land at this time
and II he does not plant to farm4tt t
the best advantage he should b
made to do SO. Just as is being don
in England and France.
There is no question but that tn
production of food from the farms d
1.-THE northwest can be doubled, by EN-
4 pIOying better methods Of farmini
and now is the time to consider sue
changes. Food production is the mos
vital function Of civilization, for whel
flood falls we deteriorate. II the grea
farming sections and 1.-THE farmers a
~classes OF y population. wcYmay ex
pect complaints and regulations jus
the anne IN fs now imposed 1upo,
many other industries. Farming q
food production Uncertainty the great
EFT public Hcrvtce enterprise there 10.