Evening star., 1924-03-01
KEW FARM CREDIT
/. PLAN IS IN EFFECT
Government Now Starting
Move for More Labor-Big
Demand for Products.
by j. c. ROYLE..

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. March 1.-Whether
the methods of rendering financial
help to the farmer which went into
.fEect today are successful or not, the
'ederal government is already MAX
ing preparations to assist the agri-
culturists in other equally important
directions The farm labor bureau
tis starting To line up Il supply of
. labor for the farms. which it is hoped
will insure an adequate supply OF
workers during harvest time. Bull
a Ietins as to seasonal labor require
4 Inents on the farms are being issued
regularly from the main office of the
bureau at Kansas City. and tifty or r
9nore offices will be maintained
throughout the country.
4 Farm Wages Higher.
3 Wages are higher on the farms
Fthan ever before. and preliminary
estimates of crops indicate that a.
tremendous volume of workers VIII
be required. The harvesting OF wheat
and other grains will start i'll Texas
around June /. and will move north
ward until the snow falls, while cot :
g ton picking will not be completed
until carly winter. Potato picking
Z sugar beet gathering and corn husk-
ing also will nccesSitate thousands
, of hands General farm workers al
ready are in good demand and are
: being directed to profitable employ
ment by the bureau.
Sheep shearing has begun in the
far southwest and range conditions
have given encouragement to live
stock growers in nearly all sections
HcXcept California. where drought has
injured the ranges. The demand FOR
the lower grades of wool from the
west promises to be heavy. since the
prices now obtaining have induced
manufacturers to turn to the cheap
er grades wherever possible. In fact,
many manufacturer are looking for
| a substitute in the form of worsted
waste The market for this COM
modify in consequence has advanced
about 10 per cent in the last few
weeks in Philadelphia and other
markets.
Foreign Demand Holds Up.
Foreign countries are making siren
nous efforts to liberate themselves
Uom dependence on American wool
d cotton. but so far these have
1t been successful. French textile
N are sponsoring efforts to raise
kp in large quantities in NADIA
r and French West Africa. AMI
s sent out year ago are reported
be in excellent condition. The
1ch government is aiding these
rimentS. but Albert Sarraut,
Ser of colonies. has notified
Iufacturers that il will require
dreds OF thousands of sheep to
Independent of foreign wool. Even
he experiments are u success.
1ore. the sheep needed must be
ht in large part from American
aucerS.
attle prices have been advancing.
ISecretarE Wallace is quoted as
ing that of every dollar realized
n tn" sale of meats by the pack
approx inately IS cents is going
the grower. Packers also are
ng what they expect to be a pros
ou& year. for they are operating
.Hcicnt distribution and market
schcduies. and the foreign de-
i9haS improved steadily.
nor ormGuS Consumption Noted.
Fcommenting on this situation.
is j.. Swift. president of Swift
=, said: no less important than
nuge receipts Of live stock in
.aSt year has been the ability of
country to consume all meat that
been offered. No such ConSump-
would have been possible at
3 prices if it had not been for
;eneral prosperity of the coun-
Bduction and marketing of fruit
vegetables in this country is
Eally getting away from a sea-
basis and from seasonal range
5riceS. Strawberries in this city
by are selling at prices we'll un-
those obtaining during the height
tn" northern growing season last
Gunner.
1t is possible to obtain almost any
species Of fresh vegetable in the
markets Of the larger cities at any
inc 70 vera at prices which are
OF extraordinarily eXorbitant, even
h"uGh the product is produced in
lothouscs. This is due in large part
2. til" improved transportation ia
-nitIeS. which have enabled growers
To put their crops into the most ad-
TntagcouS market without undue
ttcljorating.