Missouri Farm Facts. 435 



COMMENTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS. 



FARM LABOR. 



Wages for farm work are very high here, on account of other work 

 being plentiful. There are a good many factories in this county em- 

 ploying men. — Butler county. 



Public works and the cities put out such inducements for men and 

 women that it is a hard matter to secure help on the farm or in the 

 house. In other words, one man on the farm is trying to feed from 8 

 to 10 in town. The consequence is idle ground and all living so high 

 that it is hard to get. True, farm products are some higher, but not 

 in proportion to labor and what we have to pay. — "Washington county. 



Farm labor is hard to get and harder to keep, because they get so 

 much money they want lots of time to spend it. — Barton county. 



Farm hands get about $25 per month, but there are so many saw 

 mills, stave mills and other lumber mills here, men will hardly w^ork on 

 the farm at any price. — ^Wayne county. 



There are several public works near, in radius of ten miles, which 

 is cause of scarcity of help. We are also near St. Louis, which takes 

 all the girls that are any good for work. — Jefferson county. 



Help on the farm is almost impossible to get. Farmers go together 

 and do their own work. — Shelby county. 



We need good help in the house more than anything else. — Monroe 

 county. 



Help in the house is unobtainable. — Audrain 'county. 



Work in the house is greatest problem. Farmers wives have to 

 overwork. — Marion county. 



Our greatest need is divided between hired help, parcels post and 

 better roads. — Scotland county. 



It is almost impossible to get help on the farm at any price. — 

 Audrain county. 



Farm Labor. The world must be fed by the tiller of the soil. — Linn 

 county. 



Help on the farm and in the house seems to be the greatest draw- 

 back we have to meet. — Ralls county. 



The greatest difficulty with which the farmer must contend is 

 scarcity of good help in the field and in the house. — Audrain county. 



It is impossible to secure competent farm labor sufficient to do the 

 work. — Saline county. 



