April, 1924 
: Washington, D. C. 
CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE DEMAND FOR 
HARVEST LABOR IN THE WHEAT BELT 
By 
DON D. LESCOHIER, Collaborator, Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
CONTENTS 
Purpose and Methods of the Study By Bs 5 ; 
Amounts of Labor Used in Wheat Harvest . Bh ake te 5 
Effect of use of Different Kinds of Machinery upon the Haitesh ee Damon Stata ha 14 
Influence of Climatic Conditions Upon the Harvest Labor Demand : $ 21 
Usefulness and Modification of the Kansas Formula for Estimating Harvest Labor Needed 2 ae 
Labor Demand in Threshing... sini Tbe alt aD ah, Pen pert iY On eae 
Mobilization and Distribution of Harvest Heide, whic Seay eee ear IS a Aaa iat OU ae 
Wages and Hours of Harvest and enlga 7 he nL TRL Dae eA AL LEN IPG A rf 
_ Appendix Tables ete 
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