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and, as the new undertaking covers all classes of labor, while the 

 work of this Department contemplated only agricultural labor, it 

 would seem advisable that the furnishing of farm labor by this 

 Department be discontinued. We would recommend that Mr. J. 

 Van Folker, who has been connected with this work ten years, and 

 had immediate charge of the branch office in jSTew York City, be 

 employed by the Department of Labor and Compensation, and 

 placed in immediate charge of the selection and shipping of agri- 

 cultural laborers in New York City. Such action would meet the 

 approval of thousands of farmers who are acquainted with Mr. 

 Van Folker's successful work in this line, and we believe that his 

 services are of such value to the State that he should be retained, 

 if possible. The number of farm laborers furnished each month 

 during the fiscal year is as follows : 



1914 



October 269 



November 161 



December 118 



1915 



January 129 



February 148 



March 232 



April 470 



May 412 



June 445 



July 466 



August 510 



September 509 



Total 3,869 



The nationalities of these laborers and the number of each are 

 shown in the following table : 



Irish 784 



Germans 635 



Swedes 597 



American? • 412 



Danes 226 



Norwegian? 204 



Hollanders 187 



Finns 147 



Polish 137 



Austrians 121 



Swiss 99 



French 64 



Russians 57 



Emrlish 42 



Scotch 38 



