, 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 
