DEMAND FOR HARVEST LABOR IN THE WHEAT BELT. 5 
AMOUNTS OF LABOR USED IN THE WHEAT HARVEST. 
Table 1 shows the amount of labor actually used in the 1921 
harvest per 100 acres of wheat harvested and per 100 acres of small 
grain harvested. Properly correlated with the available information 
on the acreage to be harvested, the dates when each county is ready 
to harvest, and the amount of local labor available, it can be used 
in computing the amount of labor required for the harvest in each 
State. : 
The table shows that in areas such as Oklahoma and Kansas where 
wheat and small grains constitute the main source of farm income, 
the amount of family labor available per 100 acres of grain is rela- 
tively small. The farmer’s family furnished less than 40 per cent of 
the total harvest force. And since the farmer’s family does not vary 
in size in proportion to the size of his farm, the larger the farm, the 
smaller the amount of family labor per 100 acres harvested. 
TaBLE 1.—Labor resident on 1,289 wheat farms and hired labor, and amount of labor 
used at harvest tume per 100 acres of wheat, and per 100 acres of wheat, oats and rye, 
classified by counties. 
7 Per cent of total labor 
| Per cent! Number of | 
| 
force in the wheat har- 
Per cent} wheat, | Total laborers per Sanat canciched 
| Total wheat |oats, and number 100 acres. | of 
State and counties in; culti- | consti- | rye con-| laborers 
which farms were lo- vated sted of | siivated on | 
cated. ' acreage total cul-| of total farms at | e 
offarms. tivated | culti- | harvest ned Familv| south ees 
-acreage.| vated | time. » | Wheat. J 
and labor. ear aid b 
| SESE rye. | inns Rita 
Oklahoma. 
NMOOCSS4 85s 35. 5 ec aes, | 14,974} 89.5 92.0 282 2.05 2.10] 34.4 ey 63.9 
LUTE eR a a | 5,928 81.8 87.3 110 2.12 2.27 27.3 7.2 65.5 
Wotale 2 seem enh 20, 902 87-3) 172 90:7 392 ZO 215 BAe 324 64.2 
Kansas. | 
Sei aia Rie ee 9.661} 76.9| 85.6 FEAL (iad 38 ag OU Re TRV eles 43.0 
BedPwdek son: ya 8. f 149 80.5 90.6 1 .74 Sart 10020; | ie sake seoewenes © 
lity s yee) ae eee | 4,943 teat ae. Oia 63 1zAO ments yeeih) OOaS 7.9 41.3 
at ner far ti Ve ie es 8, 855 68.9 74.6 108 1. 64 TT) 3759 9.3 52.8 
Comanche. ... -.....-2:: 7, 525 91.8 93.6 118 1.68 A P7ilis| 22926) [2 a5 48 68. 6 
Bima aoe sy oN nS | 5,900 82.2 85.3 75 1.49 1.55 36.0 1.4 62.6 
LO ae ee ae 14, 810 84.9 87.7 208 1.60 1.65 | 30.2 9.8 60.0 
BIA WATOS fore aos 2,659 88.6] 91.2 47 1.94); 2.00) 40.5) 4.2 55.3 
Pawnee. iy. set oo Se 16, 766 84.8 | 87.6 208 1. 42 1.46 | 40.8 | 3.5 55.7 
LCT G1 ae ee eee 2,109 85.8 | 88.0 23 1,24 127 39. 2 4,3 56.5 
DOS as SEO iG eee 10,913 79.9 81.5 | 164 1.84 1.88 | 42.6 3.8 53.6 
Keto cee Ce 5, 706 88.8 90.5 | 63 1 eA ea 46.0 6.4 47.6 
SEU? aa ee esd; 529 63. 6 66.3 92 1.84] 1.92 39. 2 Dial 58. 6 
Bypricar Soe e- | 8,917 74.7 fay 96 1.38)» “1.44 47.0 7.2 | 45.8 
penenAs. < osc oh 2. =e 17, 601 89.3 91.4 123 76 78 47.1 3.4 49.5 
LCE) RE ee eo a aie 124, 043 Sky 85.21 . 1,540 1.46| 1.52 39.8 Deon] 54.7 
Nebraska 
Redwillow............. 8, 855 79.4 812 65 90 |. .92 93. 8 4.6 | 1.6 
Bicencock 252.2 eos... 4,815| 63.2 65.2 | 21 Giles on bo d= LOS: | ccna eee 
ARURNASe sce! sre Als 2 2,270 | 59. 0 61.9 | 16 aS) Sate RY Rah Rear e a 12.5 
ineommey: 22 22k 1, 205 oars 59.3 | 8 Bt tes L000 ee. a oc 
GRITS? fe 530 59. 4 78.3 | 7 1.69" 2999 Br ebil: eoaeee 42.9 
OATS oe eg a 3,576 44.5 57.0 | 51 2.50] 3.20 52.7 15.9 31.4 
[oro L 2, 281.:| 34.9 48.3 | 34 3.09 4.27 55.8 11.8 32.4 
RereeOre sre i 4,186 42.1 57.8 | 44 1. 82 2.50 52.3 13.6 34.1 
22 Aa eee 864 20.8 45.9 | 19 4.79 |. 10.55 63.1 5.3 31.6 
LD a eae 1,353 45.5 58.0 | 23 2.93 3. 74 aa 13.0 34.8 
ameaster-- 2. 2/22. 55.-.. 6, 274 31.4 44,9 .97 3. 44 4.93 50.5 34.0 | 1575 
Oo Lia ee oa 1,691 39.7 53.1 22 2.45| 3.28 59. 0 9.2 31.8 
BREEDS pct See nt 1, 807 35.7 48.9 | 28 3147' | ).) 4.33 53.5 21.5 25. 0 
Li eee Gh ae eS 3,522 30.1 52 53 | 2.94 5. 00 45.3 24.5 30. 2 
Serpe See Be 43, 229 50.1 60. 2 | 488 1.88} 2.25 62.0 17.2 20.8 
