Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1917 — GETTING FARM HELP [ARTICLE]

GETTING FARM HELP

One ' thing that promises, to hinder u ■ giant production on the farms this, year is the shortage of farm help. This has not been appreciably £elt as yet, but with thousan: - o’ our able-bodied ' young men being called to the army and navy and thousands more being induced by .high wages to seek employment in the steadily 'growing munitions and war supply factories, there can not help but be a shortage of-farm help this year. - It-.will be almost crminal for any man to endeavor to farm 160 or even 120 acres without help when maximum production is so essential. This has been tolerated in years past when it was the farmer’s pergonal loss if he did not raise all that it was possible to raise on his land. But this year the matter of farm help needs to be given the greatest attention. No man should 'endeavor to cultivate one acre more than his ability permits without help. And even in the absence of those laborers who have heretofore been depended upon for farm help, the farmers need not be without assistance. The work they have to do doe? not call for trained or ex-j pefienced men, as oftentimes boys are found doing a man's work in cultivating crops. In a short time now thousands- of high school boys and cult- he are going to be at Hl erty, and farmers should sec-am their •services as quickly as possi* ie. The s hoc’s of ’ St. Louis have released 7 out 'u.mm high school boys? and Chicago even m,orb, who will r. h their regular credits' prcvi l i ti -y secure a position on a ~ in raising foodstuffs. IJcre ! ■ • ortunity for the fartnersiOf-jasper county to secure L- Ip that sh eihi not be let pass ;