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who were fired and v/ent back to the city, and we are. inclined to comment only 

 on this type of worker. The sincere, conscientious boy or girl is seidom 

 given credit for what he or she may bo doing, simply because we are comparing 

 thoir labor with imaginery adult labor. In the aggregate, may I say the boys 

 and girls, when considered in connection with fruit farms only> have done a 

 commendable job. Combined v;ith the v;ork of others, this will have its effect 

 on the County, State, and Nation for a long time after the individual has been 

 forgotten. I cannot commend too highly the vast horde of youngsters for 

 helping us older people through a very strenuous period which, I believe, we 

 would not have been able to handle alone, 



— -George H. Harris 



Emergency Farm Labor Ass't. 



Hampden County 



JAI'IAICMS ON THE CAPE 



Despite the fact the crop will be short due to 18 per cent winter kill, 

 a 30 per cent freeze Eind unusual damage by fruit worm. Cape cranberry growers 

 have enjoyed a pleasant summer so far as labor is concerned and look forward 

 with some assurance to the harvest season. The reason for this complacency is 

 that they have had the services of 150 Jamaicans on their bogs this summer. 

 They have been able to accomplish much work that might not be possible if the 

 crop was normal or heavy. 



Early in September when the berries ripen, the present force of Ja- 

 maicans vdll be augmented by 200 more, making 350 v/orkers available for the 

 harvest operation. The first contingent of 150 arrived in Plymouth June 18. 

 They had signed up last winter at a recruiting station in Jamaica and agreed 

 to work here until December 1. Their trtuisportation was paid by the V/ar Food 

 Administration. Besides paying their wages, the growers also assume respon- 

 sibility for their transportation. Quarters for these men will be Camp Manuel, 

 Plymouth, formerly occupied by a detachment of Army engineers. Seven barracks, 

 tvfo mess halls, and recreation hall and infirmary are nov; in use. Board and 

 room costs the Jamaicans a dollar a day. 



Frank T. V/hite, emergency farm labor assistant for Plymouth County, 

 v/ho has had countless arrangements to make in connection with the project, 

 feels that things have gone along so smoothly this summer that it is almost 

 too good to be true. Most of the Jamaicans have a high school education. 

 Others have attended college. A number have been taking correspondence courses 

 this summer. They are politeness itself and their speech is distinctly British, 

 Their names have the sai.io flavor^ Everal Tylor, Vivian McFarlane, Casley Bail- 

 ey and Gladstone Aitchoson. They are not fast workers but are steady and 

 willing and do not lie dovm on the job. Perhaps it is enough to say that the 

 growers v/ould like to have them again next year. 



A new mg vie, in color, with many practical suggestion* 

 for inexperienced apple pickers, is now available. It 

 may be 'booked through E. S. Carpenter, Extension Ser- 

 vice, M. S. C, Amherst, Mass, 



