The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-17
CROP lCR[lGE TO
Be CUT IN DAKOTA
Farmers WIN Not Seed Land
When Prices Of Labor DO
Not Conform With Prices
Paid For Product

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ASTSasS w'1f * T' Tr'saarsH IA ~ nor (.
wcs hnw svaf VI ahN xlsnun ,,
axrt~lmFas nsrTsala n strth III
kosa The difference. houvvef. aa /,
the amount u prohahle decrease h
nexs yvers haFyeat aea "a the az
see ~ importance e. b. attached 10
several probable cansr~
Commissioners IL Agriculture ard
Labor J,hn \ Hsxan. v~sswa - ina
fae decrease Ia acreage IN North ia.
kosa eM range from IS L. q est
cent counsy Aseni cwrse " Gus.
safson who ls IN daAy contact wsh
farmers Of IsnFae.gh rouass Aele*e4
Tho deerease esll ranwn Atoana ~
per ccns
"i.alos il only one factor IN she
slianton sald Comm kisiouer IA
gan "rhs most important facsor Is
tkas ,Ac prices Tor farm comnluili
shls year afe ~ Car btl0~ thr cow II
Production thns shc garmar vfll plat
lc~ than she normal ace ago nes
year
The price a. labor ~ oeunie Als..
iuehd~a the vass ~ iaAfaina guffn
WORKERS ami has henFlnN un TO
coas "A 'hra@hinr hus elheg oassa
% Oar inoswFassnn ar niore hngpf
sas Than che esng " labor anti
g.ale slsot the minimum pAre N lahos
This year Win be- the masln.ua waeet
neAt year 4
"An w gsN Factors ramhlnaa III ths
cost ~ pnpinNllnn are asa thas sap
farmer ~sll nog mako ihs lnseAGmens
neccsmry 10 handle hrae acreage
hsxnusc he Will have ga em luao ds,l.s.
a. the recelpia of this year VIII nn'
carry tho expenditures uvur nexf
year.
Wawss tnld farm wofxeFH thsA
year ranxcd from set - sio0
month. Win the avesase Stout So
Mr. IIagan said
nr ! n werat. commissioner II
Immigration, deelAr~u lhAl Nurgh ua-
knia coad insmsplately phAnrb Ii
600 uew sesilrra.
In my oalnion. De- aai "famers
"A a rude, VII employ the lnas, pos
bihlc amount Of labor next mfslnx hui
will pn IN abous an many anrna a.
they can wIth their own bcst. WAni
tho dIfforcaca IN shr number of aeFes
serded will he. Il dlffrnlt % Ks,ens
on the other hanh the acreage sr.sd
I'd Will doubtless be put la ln better
condition than whore farmers maxi
an effort 70 enai the lnrxrAt noeaibla
area. r0r IRE nnnlscr uf acres seeded.
therefore, ah~r. should ~ b1sier
yield per acre than The average
where labor u employed a. hap
hazard farming Is done
Another factor must 10 taken int
consideration kxcmH within M
atnctesi dry areaa inrgn amount NJ
fall Flowing has b~n done Thaa
land should be- IN good condition and
can be se~ied early. and II tho Faa
sou n al all favorable should malie
q Kuod Yield
The prospects, Cor d large lmm
grafton " very good ihlA year OWNS
70 the high rentals asked FOR fa-ms
in adjoining states whsre land h}k
been boosted 10 an asoraxv ~ 500
TO $500 an acre and the comparatively
caiesn farms that can bo had II
North Dakosnl There Va vom In lbiH
state for 10000 neW scttltta~
County Aren't 0natafsun deelarl
the shortage Of iabor ihls yeae waa
not as keen as some peoe,ip had been
led 10 believe. although ihe fae.
that there waa shortage waa ~.
acted W wagea of ~ 70 81 Aayl
during The harvest season
There II every indscWiOn that he |
lasDr shortage win disappear bY
next summer" he said, "and tae
chief factor Ia the redurd nerraTs
will be he slump N AGRICULTURAL
prices this year