The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-06-13

Many Soldiers Recovering. From W
Photograph Shows Seoretary>of A
to Some Of Them.
prepared by the Un4ed States Depart.
ment OF Agrfculture3
There is an after-the-war song run.
ming something like this:
..How you going to get him
Back on the farm,
After he's seen
The problem Is one that the United
Btates department Of agriculture Is
successfully attacking, not by .back-
to-the-farm" propaganda, but simply by
Informing soldiers of definite opoortu-
mites to enter or return to agricul-
tural work. Already such opportunl-
ties have proved to be all that was nee
essary to induce many soldiers, sail
ors and marines to join or rejoin the
peace-time army of food producers.
At the rehabilitation camps agri-
cultural representatives are conferring
with soldiers about opportunities for a
job in agricultural work. The infor-
nation they give the men is definite.
Each rehabilitation camp discharges
men from certain states. These rep
resentatives have list Of all agricul-
tural jobs open in those states. These
lists are classified into different types
Of farming, so that the soldier can
quickly be connected with the partic-
uiar job he wants or Is best suited to
fill.
Opportunities Shown.
If a soldier wants to work on stock
farm, the lists will quickly show all
the opportunities open in the state to
which he intends going. And the lists
contain similar information about gen.
eral farming. grain farming, dairying.
fruit and truck farming. Lists are al
so kept Of farms for sale and for rent.
and farm owners who want partners.
Full descriptions Of all opportunities
are obtained so that the soldier can
intelligently decide on Job or an In
vestwent. When a soldier intends go
ing to a state some distance from the
camp where he Is discharged he is
given letters Of Introduction to the
county agent. The county agents have
lists Of agricultural opportunities in
their counties similar to the lists in
the army camps. The county agent can
usually place man on farm with
out delay.
Many soldiers have saved some of
their pay while in The army. They
now want to start in the farming
business for themselves. The govern
ment helps them decide where they
can best make start with their linn
lied capital, and ofttimes helps them
secure ;credit for buying farm equip
ment. Local flnanciers are sometimes
willingl to extend the soldier credit on
his character and good intentions
rather than on any collateral he might
be able TO put up. ,%
Getting Soldiers Interested.
In the barracks Of the army camps
IRE placed Attractive posters which call
attention toNthe presence in camp of
u representative Of the United States
department Of agriculture. These pos
tiers ask pertinent questions and state
facts about different occupations that
remind the soldier WHO is soon to be
discharged that the fatm is a mighty
good place to be II be Is suited or
trained for farm work.
Do you want farm Job? Have you
ever considered owning'a farm? Would
you hike to rent farmf Can you
drive tractor7 Do you want to buy
a farmf These and many other queA
tions are asked. No rosy pictures are
painted Of a life, in fiowery beds of
ease on the farm. Straightforward
facts and figures are presented. The
government does not w0nt to send any
soldier to, the farm unless he is fitted
to succeed there
In some camps far1ners' Institutes
are held. Experts In farm work lecture
and answer questions.s These insfl-
tutes run week with different pro-
gram every day. When a new bunch
of soldiers comeyin the. work is re-
peated. One sca4p reported that $50
to 400 soldiers tend every meeting
The cnmp libraries assist by placi2g
agrleultural bool and papers In tn
lecture half. !
Results & the Work. -
Where records have been kept they
show that many q soldier who, would
have drifted to city goes back to the
farm. In one camp. before the agri-
cultural representative had .jnforma-
ton about definite jRbs and farm OBJ
.poftunitiea 80 per cent Of the farm
boys went TO cities to get a JOB. After
he had the information only 8 per cent
a those with previous farm expert
ence chose the city.
ThAro was = shortsge Of farm laboG