Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1917 — THE QUESTION OF LABOR [ARTICLE]

THE QUESTION OF LABOR

Probably the Most Serious Handicap to Put in Maximum Crops This Year Is the Scarcity of Farm Labor. [Natmal Crw laamemst Servlet-} Many a good crop will be ruined because farmers cannot get labor at the right time. There are two times of the year when more labor is absolutely necessary—at seed time and at harvest. While our farmers need men at other times of the year, these are the two crucial periods. As it is to the interest of every person living in this county to produce a bumper crop this year, we must do all we can to help the farmer and perhaps the most important thing we can do. is to find him right help of the right class. There are three classes of farm help, —(1) The regular farm hands who are going to be rather scarce. (?) There are. however, a great many men who work in factories, in wholesale houses, drive teams and other occupations who could possibly be spared during the rush seasons. It is the duty of th" commercial clubs and manufacturers to make a list of these men and offer them for detached service when urgently needed. There is a third class of labor which is very efficient and that is men of affairs who have been raised on farms who wfll volunteer to help the farmers out durinn the rush. This is the greatest work our business men can accept to show their patriotism at this time.