The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-07
CROP and LABOR SUR
VEY TO BE TAKEN

During the week Of February II to
l6 q crop and labor survey of Oregon is
to be taken. ]. w. Brewer, of Port
land, farm help specialist, U. s. De-
partment Of Agriculture, is in charge
of the Oregon survey and has appointed
Leroy Childs to conduct the campaign
in this county.
The chief purpose of this survey on
the part of the government is to deter.
mine the needs of the farmers in the
way of help in the production and har-
vesting of the crops Of 1918. The in
formation that will be gained will
make possible, or at least greatly as
sist the proper officials in placing suffi-
cient help in the fields as the harvest
of the different crops becomes neces-
sary.
Harvest hands will not be readily
available in many communities this
year, owing to reorganizations OF con
ditions brought on by the war. For
this reason, in order that losses result
ing through the scarcity of help during
the various harvest seasons may be re-
duced to the minimum it will be neces
sary to definitely organize the needs of
the farmers as we'll as to obtain as
much information as possible on the
help that will be available for this
work.
Every farmer and orchardist in the
state should fill out one of these blanks
Incomplete returns from a community
will not only work great hardship on
the officials who who have the work in
charge. but on the community as well.
Mr.. Brewer and his assistants must
have complete data on the needs Of the
farmers, that his Office may be proper
ly guided in placing sufficient numbers
Of harvest hands in place at proper
times.
The success of this survey and it's
workability depends largely on the
cooperation of each individual farmer.
This drive, unlike any of the Others
with which we are familiar, costs moth
ing. When completed it will mean
dollars and cents to the grower and do
away with a lot of worry at harvest
time with which we have become so
familiar during recent years.
This is one of the little bits that we
must all feel our duty to attend to.
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small contribution. In the aggregate
it is going to mean lot to the govern
ment and that means ourselves. The
early winning of the war depends upon
the cooperation of our widely diversi-
fed forces. When our organization is
complete the war will be won.
Get your blanks back to your man.
ager as soon as possible and do your
little bit in bringing about this organic
alton.
The units in the county in this drive
are the school districts. The following
men have been placed in charge in the
different sections. To facilitate the
work they will divide their districts
into smaller units as they see fit, that
complete canvass of the county may
be obtained.
District l, Cascade Locks, Joseph
Buttz; No. 2, Frankton, T. d. Calkins ;
No. 3, Hood River, ------; No.
a, Barrett, E. W. Birge; No. IA, East
BARRETT, W. w. Rowell; No. 5, Odell,
H. j. Graft, No. 6, Mount Hood. R.W.
Arens; No. Ga, Parkdale, r. J. Nc.
Isaac; No. Z, Pine Grove, r. E. Scott /;
No. 8, Valley Crest, ]. F. Candee; No.
9, Middle Valley, r. W. Arens; No. 10,
Viento, S. W. Curran; No. IL, Oak
Grove, d. L. Pierson; No. IL, Rose
Hill, N. Saltzman; No. 13, Central
Vale, Chas. Fuller; No. IA, Dee, j. r.
Edgar.