The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-05-11
FARM BUREAU TO DEAL
WITH LABOR SHORTAGE

In 1917 the labor shortage was serious problem
for the farmers. With the greatly increased acre
age, and the scarcity Of available farm labor due to
boys being drafted into the military service the
labor shortage Of the coming season looms up as a
serious problem. The Farm Bureau under the able
direction Of County Agricultural Agent Tanner,
will handle the labor question, as far as the farm
e1s Of Jefferson County are concerned. Under the
Farm Bureau plan, each community in the county
has a local committee composed Of the representa-
tive farmers one of which is assigned the subject
Of labor. The president of the Bureau, c. J. Call,
has made call for all OF the local labor to meet
Rigby next Saturday, to consider different phrases
of the labor question, particularly that in reference
to the boys and girls The names of these local labor
men are:
o. S. Call, Rigby; E. A. Erickson, Lewisville; F. R.
Hadlock Garfield; C. S. Eddie, Menan; S. Lee Bates,
Clark; Jas. Kingdom, Bybee; ]. E. Morgan, Labele.
Labor men have not yet been named in Grant, An
mis-, Lorenzo, Perry, and Ririe.
County Attorney Gordon, who is secretary and
treasurer Of the Bureau, has been given general
charge of the labor question of the county, Through
the help of the local laboren, he is preparing COM
plete schedule of all available farm hands. and also
Of all hired help needed by the farmers, as far as
can be determined at this time. As the season adj
vances, this schedule will be added to and changed
so as to keep up to date at all timesA check will be
kept the labor needs Of the farmers from time to
time and such needs supplied as readily as possible
from whatever help is available. For example, if
farmer neelS hired man next week, ne must either
notify the local labor man or Mr. Gordon in plenty
Of time. Farmers already using hired help should
also give notice ahead Of time, Of when they will be
through with such help, or if they know Of some
neighbor who needs the help notify him. SO that
such help may be transferred to some farmer need
ing it. over night and thus avoid the loss of time
which heretofore often occurred when no system was
used and labor hands would lose half a day or day
in finding new job It will be to the advantage Of
every farmer to do his part to make this new system
effective.
It is also the plan Of the bureau to utilize the la
Dor of the boys and girls Of the county 100 per cent
throughout the season. To accomplish this, they
are to be organized into squads of from Is to 80.
each squad to be under the supervision compe-
tent man or woman, who win 60 with them into the
fields and remain with them throughout each day,
going from field to field as the may be- IT. is
believed that under this system the boys and girls
will do it better and easier, than they will working
separately and by themselves. Every farmer knows
that the average boy girl, sent into the field by
himself or with two or three Others without having
supervisor, does not accomplish much. When the
squad goes into field, the supervisor in charge,
and the farmer, viii determine how much is to be
F. w. THATCHER, 63 J