Milford chronicle., 1918-06-07
DELAWARE FARM LABOR BUREAU

Early IN April the state Defense
Council realized that 20 enable the FARM
er- % Delaware 20 produce the maximum
amount of food -1we steps must be- tax
ea -o furu sh .hem wich help a.. The crit
icai times ~ sseiiuE atd harves ing In
consequence 70 t1.ut meeting was called
% Representa- t.ves OF the state Council
Of Defense. together with Mr. Arm
Strong. .hcu lr-c.u~ .t the Boys Work
!ns Rv~erN~: Mr. Charles Warner. d.-
rector of THE r. Pub. Service Re
serve; Me~s~s S4y'1r and Beukharl of
The s. Emp oy1ueat Service iu Deia-
ware and Mr. NJ D. Pence. -h- Sta-e
Leader pf County Agents who ;- was
fell could Sp.JS more 3uthorl.ativeiy of
farm conditions than any other man %
the S-a-e.
At THIS first meeting tentative plans
We're drawn up for the organization Of
the Delaware Farm Labor Bureau. Later
these plans We're practically all approved
by the state Defense Council and the
Delaware Farm Labor Bureau became an
active organ .za'!on on May 10. and IS to-
day do.nS much go supply part of th-
1000 farm hborer~ which the survey.
taken through the schools elriy this
spring proved 20 be the need Of the
farmers u this state, Il they are 20 pro-
duCe % maximum amuuu, of food this
crop ssason
The organization of the Delaware
Farm Labor Bureau consists ~ A com
hiuaton u 'h- agencies which can sup
ply labor. together w-th a series ot Of
fees. one in each county. which were
established for the purpose Of collecting
The demands of the farmers for help.
and 20 ser.e as q place where a farmer
could 90 and make arrangements and eN-
plain his need for any particular kind
Of farm help The three agencies which
are supplying farm labor In the state
consist % the T. $. Boys Working Re-
serve. the L. 5 Public Service Reserve.
and the T.. : Employment Service, all
of which have an office IN Wilmington.
The L. Boys Working Reserve has
about three hundred High School boys
between she ages u IS and q years,
Who will work on the farms u the state
during the summer vacation The r. :
Public Service Reserve has enrolled a
large amount of short time help in the
towns OF the state. IL has persua ded
many factory owners TO grant extra long
vacations 10 employees, who will spend
these vacations working on a farm, and
Il further plans 20 enroll town men Of
former farm experience for short time
work In the harvest fields. The y. s
Employment Service is supported by the
national Government ana lL Nllt~ men
for all branches Of government work. in
Guiding agriculture Its services are free
to both employer and employee. These
three agencies are now united under one
direction. for the purpose Of supplying
farm help. In the old Federal Building.
at 6th & King Streets. wilmington, Del
aware. Therefore. all the help made
available by them can be drawn on in-
mediately by the Secretary Of the Dea-
ware Farm Labor Bureau. which re-
ceives the requests for help which come
from farmers throughout the state
through the local offices In each county.
These local county offices are in charge
of the County Agents. and are located
in Sussex County AZ Georgetown with
County Agent Kaufman in charge. Kent
County AZ Dover. with County Agent
in charge, in New Castle
County, at the Old Federal Building,
wilmington with Mr.. Ryan ia charge.
The office OF County Agent Bausman az
Newark a.so serves as a local ordncn OF
this organization A farmer sends IN
request for help 10 his County Office,
from which IL is forwarded to the sec
retary az the Wilmington Office. Who
then obtains a man from either one OF
he burea Us named above