HARVEST LABOR PROBLEMS IN WHEAT BELT. 35 



of harvest labor. The daily bulletins issued by the Federal Employ- 

 ment Service during the winter-wheat harvest may be cited as an 

 important step in this direction. Without the further development 

 of such a service, the mobilization of the army of harvest laborers 

 must remain largely a matter of guesswork. 



Wildcat advertising by misinformed or unscrupulous persons 

 causes the loss of much time and money, and even produces dis- 

 tress, among transient harvest hands. Newspapers outside of the 

 wheat belt frequently are misled into giving publicity to erroneous 

 statements about the demand for harvest labor. 



Most of those who " make the harvest " get no more than a mere 

 subsistence out of the venture. The comparatively small number 

 who save money are those who, through fortunate location or fore- 

 sight, are able to secure steady work without being forced to make 

 long " jumps." 



It seems desirable that a definite standard wage for each State, 

 or perhaps for each distinct region within States, should be estab- 

 lished annually. 



While it is impossible that State or regional standards should be 

 uniform, such standards should be as nearly uniform as possible 

 under the prevailing conditions. 



Employment offices must follow the policy of adhering to the 

 " going wage." 



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