HARVEST LABOB PBOBLEMS IN WHEAT BELT. ,'i5 
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 product's 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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