St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-07-27
FARM MEN PLAN
TO GET LABOR
zF0R HARVEST
OF CROPS
Farm Specialists of South
ern States Adopt Reso-
ultions in Outline.
USE MACHINERY
CONSERVE LABOR
Able Bodied City Men To
Be Modified To Help
the Farmers Out.

Farm help specialists from tn,
southern States, in the Departmen
OF Agriculture's harvest labor confer
ence held in Birmingham, adopted
the following resolution as an out
line Of the campaign to be waxet
until all Of the South's big cotto,
and food crops have been eathered
Cooperation between farmers ant
city people, to be brought abou,
through the coordination OF al
agencies furnishing points of con
tact, with prop and other agricultural
programs to be worked out a. thu
combined result of community effort
Use of all feasible labor saving de.
vices and improved farm machinery
Intelligent direction and conserva.
ton of labor to eliminate waste and
maintain highest efficiency.
Provisions for better living condi-
tions on farms to make workers
more efficient and better satisfied.
Cooperation in exchange of labor
and implements between farmers.
Recognition that the work of the
farm labor specialist is primarily an
extension effort and should be or
ganicaEy and intimately connected
with the agricultural extension SER
vice in each state. 50 that other
branches Of the extension service may
be brought into closer cooperation
with farm labor work.
The farm help Specialist. also
adopted a resolution urging the i'm
portance Of stabilizing farm labor by
providing better homes and more
privileges for tenants and laborers,
and calling for consideration Of defl-
mite plans to eliminate losses caused
by shifting. workers.
The specialists have returned to
their states to resume their work
OF helping Southern farmers meet
the conditions caused by the transfer
Of tens OF thousands OF men from
the farms to the army and war in
dustries It is expected that they
will center their efforts. this year ct
least, on mobilizing able bodied city
men to help out. at usual wages, at
periods of greatest need for farm
help.
Prof. G. I. Christie. who taught In.
the Alabama agricultural school ct
Auburn. and who 40 assistant to the
Secretary of Agriculture represents
The Department in farm labor mat
tres, emphasized, in q talk to the
specialists, the importance Of in
efficiency in the use Of man
power. Speaking Of the thousands
IF one mule farms in the South.
he said that present conditions de-
nand that all men capable OF manag-
ng farm operations should direct
arger working forces Of men, mules
md machinery.
The specialists sent to the secre-
AIRY Of Agriculture, David r. Hous-
on. q telegram telling Of the in
creased paintings Of food crops in
he South and the probability Of
is safe harvest.
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given a practical demonstration Of
he fact that not only does labor not
lesert with the advent of prohibition,
,ut that they can do much more and
better work in less time without "a
oons than along with them. Wit
less the recent record feat at Mare
Island in the launching Of 4 de-
|troyer.
A second fallacy IL that 1t will
brow men out Of employment and
klut the labor market. With the
present known shortage Of labor in
every line Of industry.
his suggestion IL too ridiculous for
In the language Of the
Jtreet ut is to laugh"