The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06
Mobilizing Harvest Labor.

Mobilizing Harvest Labor.
Steps for the systematic mobiliza-
ton of farm labor in Kansas were
taken at meeting held in Kansas
City May IA. This is the first of a
series of meetings which are to be
arranged by the Department of Agri-
culture in number of cities to unite
the efforts of all agencies working to
secure labor to help farmers in harv-
esting their crops. At the Kansas
City meeting committee was APP
pointed to direct the work of the
various agencies in the State and to
see that registrations are held in the
cities, where city employees who will
do farm work during their vacations
can register. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 helpers will be necessary to
harvest the crops in Kansas this year,
and the commercial organizations in
Kansas City have undertaken to sup
ply 10000 of this number.
Protecting Fighters from Bad Meat.
Sixty-seven inspectors of the Bureau
of Animal Industry are now with the
army inspecting the meat and meat
products supplied for the soldiers, and
thirty others are similarly engaged
with the navy. Operations are under
Federal supervision from the time the
live animals are driven into the
slaughtering houses until the finished
product is delivered in good condition
to the mess cooks. j
Demonstrations on. Preserving Eggs.
To teach city people how to preserve
eggs with water glass extension
workers of the poultry division are
holding demonstrations in large de-
partment stores in number of cities.
Demonstrations have been held in
Washington, Chicago, and New Or
leans, and the plan is to extend the
work to other large cities. Similar
demonstrations have been held in
rural schools and at meetings attend
ed by farmers. ~
) Pig Club Membership Increases.
One hundred thousand boys and
girls are now members of pig clubs.
This is more than twice the number
enrolled last year, when $4,000 MEM
bers produced approximately 10000
600 pounds of dressed pork. These
boys and girls are raising pigs under
the supervision of local pig-club lead
ers who are cooperating with the
State colleges and tn eUnited States
Department Of Agriculture.
r Breaks Record for Hauling Eggs.
The first commercial truck load of
eggs from Vineland and Millville N. j.,
into New York City-about lao
miles arrived recently with not one
egg broken. Delivery from the ship
per to the wholesaler was made in
hours, which is faster time than that
made by express shipments and es-
tablishes record for motor haul of
eggs, according to the Bureau of
Markets of the u. S. Department of
Agriculture which arranged for the
demonstration. The 5-ton truck car
ried $50 crates of eggs weighing near
ly A tons, the rest of the load being
made up of Grated glass. It left Vine
land at about IL a. m. and arrived in
the wholesale district of New York
City at 2 o'clock the next morning.
Cities Being Asked to Supply Help.
To interest commercial organiza-
lions in cities in the problem of sup
plying farmers in surrounding COM
munities with sufficient help to har-
vest their crops, the Department OF
Agriculture, in cooperation with the
Department Of Labor, has placed
trained men in numerous States tc
call meetings of business men anc
present the situation to them. Ter
men ar at work in Illinois, three II
Indiana, three in Kansas, two il
Virginia and two in Vermont, and adj
ditional appointments are to be made
soon. These men will tell the city
organizations that although farmers
have planted larger acreages thar
|. during the normal year, they vii
need additional assistance in connec
ton with the harvest, and that eacf
local community should strive to solve
it's own labor problems. Factories
and business houses are being asked t.
release tleast a part of their EN-
ployees, if necessary, for few day,
in order that the farmers may hay'
enough help to save their crops.
Hurricane Warnings June l.
Reports of observations from =
stations in the West Indian and Carib
bean Sea regions and from 43 vessel
plying those waters, for use in con
cnection with warnings of hurricane
+bayo will begin to he re