The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01

blems, but our advice and our aid
must necessarily be of general sort.
Not even the State agencies can give
to your peculiar problem the close at
tention that your own organization is
in position to give. You know the ex-
tent to which the food supply of your
city depends upon the trucking areas
Immediately surrounding it. You know,
or by comforting with the truck grow
ers may know, the peculiar labor pro-
blems that have to be met. Yau can
go far toward solving them if you will
give them serious consideration-an
! think you will agree with me that
the matter is one that is worthy of
the attention of any organization.
Establish Farm Camps.
''The other suggestion is that every
thing feasible should be done to add
to the comfort and convenience of the
men of your community who may be
induced to spend their vacation in
helpful farm work. Arrangements
might be made, in many instances, for
the men to go out in groups of, say,
ten or twelve, or even fifteen or TWEEN
ty, using their own automobiles or
.otls n9sbiues secured for the pur-
pose. Camps might be established in
which the men could live at night, re-
gular camp entertainments Of various
kinds be provided for the evening.
The camps could be made discipline
maintained, and moving picture shows
and entertainments of comparable IL
comfort, convenience and pleasure to
hunting camps. The iren probably
would perform no more strenuous
physical work in the i,lds than most
men do in hard days hunting. With
tie camp available, they will be GER
tain of comfortable relaxation period
at the end Of the Day, work. under
surroundings that will be congenial to
them. Groups might be organized to
spend vacations in the farm camp"
Summer Work for Students.
Seasonal farm work Of this kind
gives college students and city men an
opportunity to earn good wages during
their vacation period. The camp sys-
tenn will give them the additional OBJ
portunity Of securing a good, whole
some, recreating vacation. More i'm
portant than that, it would exert a
decided influence, believe, in making
them contented, keeping them at work
until the task is finished. Many raen
would probably undertake special farm
work under an arrangement such as
this who would not consider it at all
under ordinary conditions.
Appeals to Mr.. Shearer.
"You are in position to determine
the most effective ways Of carrying
out these plans in your section. It
seems to me that if the efforts. along
the lines indicated are properly man
aged and directed BY an officer Of
your organization who is willing to
devote the necessary time, they will be
decidedly helpful in Relieving the
farm labor situation. / sincerely hope
therefore, that you will give the mat
ter immediate attention and take such
actions as may be feasible to carry out
the suggestions / have made. BY SO
doing, you will be rendering an i'm
portant service to your community,
to agriculture, and to the nation.
The director of extension work, who
located at the agricultural college
will be in position to give you full in
formation regarding the farm labor
needs of the different sections of the
state, and suggest therefore, that
you keep in close touch with him."