UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 1020 



Contribution from the Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics 

 G. W. FORSTER, Acting Chief 



Washington, D. C. T April 12, 1922 



HARVEST LABOR PROBLEMS IN THE 

 WHEAT BELT 



By 

 D. D. LESCOHIER 



Collaborator 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Scope of the Investigation 2 



Fluctuations in Harvest Labor Demand 3 



Character of Harvest Labor 14 



Mobilization of Harvest Labor 22 



Distribution of Harvest Labor 26 



Harvest Wages 30 



Conclusions 34 



WASHINGTON 

 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



1922 



