Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-06
NEED FOR FARM LABOR
TO BE GREAT IN 1919
,,.,t Acreage of Winter Wheat
Shows Grn,iiy of the
situation.
FARMERS MUST COOPERATE
Permanent Men Hest, hut Coed
Homes Must Bc Provided
for Them

WASHINGTON. Frh. Even n
,.... treaties should hc formally eN
.....i before the ucNi harvest sea
- rrm labor conditions In M"
f....I states win not nutumatlClUy
.....r 10 ltlp 10 prc.Wdr conditions.
90. .f.,r the Emitted states depart
g...t ~ agriculture n planning farm
uI... t.,IyItrs fur 1919.
,f. .Ir uf the department Nug
CO., fn,f the farm labor situation In
iYl. ..JN br uui'" ~ serious ~ mat
,ff..s \ large part OF our army
r,. remain IN Europe throughout
np .rHr
what Wheat Acreage Means
r.. tret ~ winter wheat suwu IN
u,.. fiW ~ 1918 IN estimated lay the
l,p.rtm,ut ~ agriculture nt iHosI.-
rouu acres. Vhirh IN li9 p"r cent
,..,. tItn the revised est 'ruatyd area
so,r 100 thr TAN ~ l9li.
rh. winter wheat acr"nr" speaks
,ort..s IA regard 10 m" uc"l Tor
Trm Up Three or four men VIII
be- r,.lrl 10 harvest what on" man
h.. 81. ..u'ol ana there has been no
claim that there was surplus of la
hur fur the planting operations
Permanent Labor Advocated
The department ~ agriculture
man. 'p maintain its organization
ihf a.Grl IN supplying farm labor In
IllN n viii aim to tap every
sngrto ~ emergency help m"n,
women and girls from IN" cities. th"
hoNs working reserve, ana other or
r,rflIIuus ~ that sort
Tn, main effort of the department,
h,N,,rr. is to be- conferred on nlar-
INK men permanently as helpers ON
ihr farm Permanent labor en-
Moved the year around under good
living conditions Uud ~ fair wages,
is believed tn hc one of the prln"
needs uu literally millions of Am"ri.
can rrus
Ma, soldiers and men who hnv"
left the farms for war Industries
and fgurcs show that war industries
took more men from the farms than
we're gwen 20 the army nrc expect
ei to return TO the farms II they Rrc
offered permanent and profitahl"
employment
what rs the farmers part IN max
lur hrm labor permanent I'm the
first place department officials be
licye. every farm that has an idle
period during part OF the year
should 800 plan its operations that
there viii bee work through every
season crops can be- rotated, liyc
stock fpl. diirNing pursued, nnd
poullr, produced. Thcs" activities,
added to grain production, viii solve
The problem In many sections, II "
believed
Homes for Hired Men,
Large numbers ~ married men
should be- working on tho farms. II IL
stated To get them better tenant
houses nrr needed IN many cases,
and permanent employment W "A
prime nccossitv To help meet the
need for good tenant houses the dc
pnrtmcni has developed plans for
model structures.
one feature ~ the departments
3 work deals with stimulating CO. hper
. alton and exchange of labor among
farmers For example, II recently
has listed the heads of more than
lOo0 throshlng rings In ohio. In
diam. Illinois and Michigan. These
rings include from three to 30 farms
and involve not only the cooperative
, purchase NJ thrcshlng machine but
also the cooperative arrangement az
crews for harvesting and threshlng
The plan has proved 80 successful
hha, the same idea ~ spreading to
other kinds ~ farm work which can
hest b" handled by crews or teams OF
men