Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-08
SUGGESTIONS ON
farm HELP PUZZLE

and G. F. Thometz. Farm Help Spe-
cialist, U. s. Department of Agricul-
ture, the necessity of perfect har-
mony between local, county, state
and federal labor Offices was fully
considered.
Mr.. Thometz will assist the Farm
Bureaus in perfecting their organi-
cations to handle the labor problems,
and to accomplish this end the fol-
lowing plan of cooperation with the
farm bureaus of the several counties
of the state was agreed upon:
l. The County Farm Bureau
shall have some energetic man In
each community, where necessary,
appointed as volunteer farm labor
agent to attend strictly to the de-
mands of local requirements When
such cannot be met locally, this
agent will Immediately communicate
with the County Farm Bureau EN-
ployment Office, which, In turn, will
cooperate with the u. s. Depart
ment of Labor in the district to which
his county belongs. The District
Agent will be in direct touch with
the headquarters of the U. s. De-
partment of Labor ia St. Anthony,
Idaho, where the compiled data for
the supply and demand of lbaor
throughout the state is on Ale. This
Office will also be advised of the
labor conditions in the adjoining
states.
2. (Rports) Volunteer farm
labor agents will make all reports
to the County Farm Bureau Labor
Agent, who will, in turn, make his
reports to the District Agent of the
u s. Department of Labor; (The
County Agent will be held RESPONSE
BILE for this work. blanks and frank
envelopes will be, supplid. The Dis
trict Agent will render, to the head
Office, a compiled report from the
various counties assigned to him.
There Is no time like the present
to do definite planning toward over
coming the farm help problem dur
ing the coming haying and harvest
ing periods. Last season there was
considerable difficulty during these
periods through lack of proper orga-
nization. This should be overcome
to secure the maximum production
from all crops planted this year.
From indications so far received
through the State Crop and Labor
Survey, there will be considerable
larger area of the grains planted
this season, while the labor situation
does not look much better. Don't Dc
alarmed because of this, however
only try and organize properly t.
ovrcome 1t.
County Farm Bureau, become one a.
If you are not a member OF YOU
once and this organization is OF In
estimable value to you at this time
Know when you are going to wan
a man and try and secure him II
advance, but at all times do not asl
for a man unless you need him; l
you are supplied. Immediately notif'
the Labor Agent the time your mai
arrives
Organize haying and harvest crew
batween neighbors to travel from
farm to farm and put UP the ha
and grain. This can be best accom-
plished by certain ones being assign
ed to mowers, others to rakes etf
In this manner less expensive ma
chinery will be required and tn
work will move along on NOR
business like basis.
The business men are organizin
Public Reserve Service to go out an
assist the farmer If necessary
times of the greatest need. Yo'
should give them your utmost sur
port and encouragement as they wi
not see the crops suffer throug
lack of help to harvest. Don't 81
pect a man who has been on insid
work maybe for years to burn u
the fork handle the first day. r
will do his best and do 1t willingly
There are numerous calls frol
married men wanting work on farm
the year through. Ii you have III
for such men, fix them up w
or three room house and In tn
manner secure farm help that WI
be steady and dependable the YET
through.
Stick to uniform wages, as the
ia nothing that tends to standardi
work SO quickly as the uniform wae
The wage set by the Idaho sta
Farm Bureau Is on the same pial
as the balance of the western STATE
$4,000 per month is higher by W.
per month than the wage OF Ida
averaged for last year, so there
Whooping Cough.