The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-04-26
FARM HELP PROBLEM
Community Organization One
Solution Offered.


the haying and harvest periods. Last
season there was considerable di iffi-
Guilty during these periods thru lack
of help and lack Of proper organiza-
tion. This should be overcome to
secure the maximum production from
all crops planted this year.
From indications so far received
thru the state crop and labor survey,
there will be a considerably larger
area of the grains planted this season,
while the labor situation does not
look much better. Don't become
alarmed because of this, however,
only try and organize properly to
overcome it.
The plans suggested whereby this
problem can be very greatly relieved
are as follows:
]. If you are not a member of your
County Farm Bureau, become one at
once as thai is an organization which
can be of more help at this time than
any other.
2. See that your farm bureau has
good live man as head of the labor
committee, one who will keep in
constant touch with the situation at
all times.
3. See that there is Labor repre-
sentative of the farm bureau in each
community who will be in touch at
all times with the head of the farm
bureau labor committee.
A. Have card system of register
ing the wants Of the farmers, also the
men working in the district. "a
number Of the counties already have
this in practice and find it very
successfully
5. Have some business man in
every town appointed supply agent to
attend to local calls; whenever
possible TO flll them at home, If not,
he can Immediately get into COM
munication with other counties and
see what they have listed as surplus
help.
6. Know when you are going TO
want man aud try to secure him in
advance, but at all times do not ask
for man unless you need him; if you
are supplied, Immediately notify the
labor agent the time your man
arrives.
I. Organize haying and harvest
crews between neighbors to travel
FROM farm to farm and put up the
hay or grain. This can be best
accomplished by certain ones being
assigned to mowers. others to rakes,
etc. In this manner less expensive
machinery will be required and the
work will move along on more
businesslike basis.
8. The business men are organizing
public service reserves, to go out and
assist the farmer If necessary 10 times
or the grellest need. You should
give them your utmost support and
encouragement as they will not see
tne crops suffer thru lack of help to
harvest. Don't expect man who
mas been on inside work maybe for
years to burn up the fork handle the
tlrst day. He will do his best and do
it willingly"
9' There are numerous calls from
married men wanting to work on
farms the year thru. II you have
use Tor such men, fix them up two
or three room house and in this
manner secure farm help that will be
steady and dependable the year thru.
10. Stick to uniform wages; as
Cnere is nothing that tends to
Standardize work so quickly as : the
uniform wage. The wage set by the
Aoaho state farm bureau is jon the
same plane as the balance of the
western states. $4,000 per month is
n'gher by SO per month than the
wage OF Idaho averaged for I:ast year,
80 there is no reason, if this j:
standard thruout the state, why il
Snouid not prove satisfactory to tht