PREPAREDIJESS PAYS 



Farm Workers - If you are going to need workers — go to your nearest Employ- 

 ment Service Office at an early date and give the Farm Placement Representative the 

 information vyhich v/ill enable him to start the search for labor. Give information 

 as to available housing; the type of work to be performed; v*ien and for how long 

 and yiage offered. 



Do all you can to keep good labor, up wages before you have to. Industry is 

 paying high vrages and a tight labor market is developing. Consider share plans or 

 incentive payments. Hake improvements in the tenant house for health, safety, 

 efficiency, comfort and general appearance. This vdll help keep the hired man's 

 Tdfe contented and happy. 



Pay social security taxes on wages of eligible workers before April 30. 

 Social Security vrLll help to keep reliable help. Every tine a worker changes 

 employers he loses at least three months' credit toward benefit payments. 



Get all machinery ready to go v;hen you need it. Check over all seeding, 

 fertilizing, tillage and haying machinery to iTiake sure they are in working order. 



Increasing labor shortages and high machinery costs will require the fullest 

 use of nachiner;,'- this year. Se"e if you can hire some work done cheaper on a custom 

 basis than if you buy machinery to do it yourself. 



Balanced farming - Llake every acre and animal do its part by planning the 

 entire farm to make best use of land, labor, equipment and finances. 



Last call before the peak of spring work arrives-- buy supplies and repair 

 parts now. Buying needed supplies early is not hoarding. Check things you v;ill 

 need — repair parts, containers, twine, fencing materials, nails, tools, 

 insecticides, seed, fertilizer, etc. 



Increase farm income from dairying, chickens and turkeys through closer 

 culling and improved breeding, pasture management, feeding and marketing. 



Use clean high quality seeds and plants for additional income and efficient 

 crop production. 



Use approved methods and materials in controlling crop and livestock insects, 

 diseases and parasites, rats, weeds and other pests. 



Supplies of burlap and cotton are expected to be increasingly tight. Demand 

 can be expected to increase substantially during present defense emergency. 

 Suggestions for users of burlap and cotton bags — keep bags in use; handle bags 

 carefully, 



— Roy E. Moser 



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l^Tho Has A Good Second-hand Grader? The owner of one 

 of the larger orchards in Norfolk County is interested 

 in getting a second-hand grader of a standard iaake. Any 

 grovrer vdth such a piece of surplus equipment may obtain 

 further details by contacting the compiler of FRUIT NOTES. 



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