166 Seventeenth Annual Report of the 



For what kind of agricultural work is help wanted? 



Is single or married man wanted ? 



If married man is wanted, state condition and size of tenement house, and 



allowance of fuel, milk, garden, etc 



Can wife find employment, and if so, compensation therefor? 



Nationality preferred : 1st , 2nd , 3rd , 4th 



Hours of labor ? 



For how long time wanted ? 



What wages arc you willing to pay per month? $ ; per year? $ 



When is employment to commence ? 



Are you willing to pay transportation for parties wanted who remain for the 



full period for which engaged ? 



j Write signature plainly.) 



(Post office address.) 



( Nearest telephone or telegraph station. ) 

 (The other side may be used for additional information.) 



It is the purpose of the bureau, before the beginning of active 

 operations upon the farms of the state for the year 1910, to 

 inform every employer of farm labor in the state of the oppor- 

 tunity he has to secure necessary farm help through this depart- 

 ment, and it is hoped that by this knowledge the farmers of the 

 state may be supplied with a sufficient number of laborers to 

 largely increase agricultural production. 



It is much to be regretted that a larger number of families could 

 not have been found situations upon the farms of the state, as it 

 is very desirable to secure the removal of large numbers of families 

 of agricultural immigrants who are now located in the congested 

 sections of the city to places offering more wholesome surround- 

 ings. These people, coming from the farms of Europe, in our 

 cities find an unnatural condition and are more liable to become 

 a prey to disease and, eventually, a public charge, than are those 

 who come from the cities and towns of Europe. Families placed 

 in the country often assist in solving the farm labor problem by 

 having friends or relatives come directly to them who find situa- 

 tions upon the farms; and it is the experience of this bureau that 

 where good families have been placed there is a demand from the 

 farmers of that section that more be sent to that vicinity. 



