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D. NOMINAL WAGES AND REAL WAGES 



263. Real Wages of the Farm Laborer. George K. Holmes . .822 



264. The Farm Furnishes a Living in Addition to Other Income. 



W. C. Funk . . ' 825 



265. The Farmer's Purchasing Power. Victor H. Olmsted . . 826 



E. DATA FROM AMERICAN FARMS 



266. Wage Rates of American Farm Labor. George K. Holmes . 829 



267. The Farmer's Income. E. A . Goldenweiser 833 



XVI. SOME PROBLEMS OF AGRICULTURAL LABOR 

 INTRODUCTION 838 



A. HOURS AND CONDITIONS OF LABOR 



268. The Long Day. Carl W. Thompson and G. P. Warber . . 839 



269. A Ten-Hour Day. George T. Powell . . . ... . .840 



270. Attracting and Holding the Right Kind of Farm Help. 

 World's Work 841 



271. Solving Labor Trouble in California. California Commission 



on Immigration and Housing 844 



272. Intemperance as a Labor Problem. Country Life Commission 848 



273. The Accident Hazard in Farm Work. Don D. Lescohier . 849 



B. FINDING MEN AND FINDING JOBS 



274. Harvest Hands in Kansas. Literary Digest 851 



275. Japanese Labor Contractors. H.A.Millis 852 



276. The Padrone System. Frances A . Kellor 853 



C. WOMAN AND CHILD LABOR 



277. Some Intimate Glimpses of Women's Labor. U.S, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture 854 



278. Child Labor in the Beet Fields. Edward N. Clopper . . 856 



D. THE COMING OF THE UNION 



279. Farm Hands on Strike 860 



280. Agricultural Laborers' Trade Unions in France. International 

 Institute of Agriculture 860 



XVII. PROFITS IN AGRICULTURE 

 INTRODUCTION 867 



A. THE DOCTRINE OF PROFITS 



281. The Nature and Sources of Profits. Edwin R. A. Seligman 870 



282. The Conception of Pure Profits. F. A. Fetter .... 873 



H. PROFITS AND THE ASSUMPTION OF RISK 



283. The Farmer's Risks. James Wilson 876 



284. The Will to Take Chances. //. A . Millis 876 



285. SpeculationJn Wheat-Growing. Current Opinion . . . 878 



