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EMPLOYMENT OF HARVEST LABOR IN THE WHEAT BELT. 21 
EXTENT AND DIRECTION OF MIGRATION, 
There is a widespread impression that the harvest ‘‘army”’ enters 
the harvest in Oklahoma and Kansas and sweeps northward through 
the ripening grain across the Dakotas and on into Canada. This is 
far from true. The major portion of the harvest work of each State 
is done by the men who work only in that State; a large contingent 
of men work in more than one State, but confine themselves to the 
winter-wheat belt; another contingent works only in the spring-wheat 
harvest; a small minority go northward with the harvest from 
Oklahoma to the Dakotas or Canada. (See fig. 10.) 
TABLE 15.—States in which harvest hands interviewed in 1921 worked in 1919 or 1920 and 
in 1921. 
Number who worked 
in each State or group 
of States in— 
States. 
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i or 1920. 1921. 
In winter-wheat States only: | 
ES Sects eo See en er 9 4 
ELS. SL SR eS St ee ee 32 18 
LEST S. oe oe oe 100 88 
WLS sp 2ec Rete Ee ce re ee ee 12 6 
LRT) ins 5 ie eee becds i tee cece ecs-4 ae Cee oe eee ees os 2 
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansasand NebrasKa (or 2 or 3 ofthese 4 States)......_.. 51 50 
Oklahoma and Missouri; Arkansas, Colorado or Southern States outside the | 
OWES) Ld ote ige  Soe s SOe es 8 ee e e e -6 4 
Kansasand Missouri; Missouri, Arkansas or other Southern States, exclud- 
(22 Lim TP 2 Soyn oh ee ee eee 17 7 
Kansasand Iowa: Nebraska or Colorado or 2 of these 4 States........------- 32 13 
USL 222 t conte eesa jet oe Se ee ee ee ee ee ee 263 192 
In spring-wheat States only: 
STEED twin 2 Se se ee ee ee 21 | 19 
LolT RR 2 La i at eS eg eer ee et ee eee ee ee ee 125 258 
SPELLS aE) 7 eae ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 30 
EET"! 2 le theo 5 eee 2 2 
LL Ls 2 ee See ee = is eee Fy 
el 2 2 se a a ee el eee 
TRE? UDSLSTHT S27 A Pees ee Sg ee ee en as 33 66 
The Dakotasand States outside the Wheat Belt.-.....-.---.---.-----------| 2 | 7 
hE ES Ea er a sal 7 
TEE TL STE S Ge Cee Pe ee 15 | 88 
Done ook SU ee a ae eee 242 AT7 
In both winter and spring wheat States: 
Texas, Oklahoma, or Kansas to Nebraska or Iowa or Colorado and the 
aes a esa ict aR a OE Ee ee ee 52 202 
Texas, Oklahoma, or Kansas to the Dakotas and Canada.................-- 11 41 
Texas, Oklahoma, or Kansas to the Dakotas or Minnesota (jumping Ne- 
EEE ee cae ES ge Be rier 41 | 3 
Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, or Arkansas to the Dakotas or Minnesota......-- 29 19 
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, or lowa to the Dakotas and Montana 
CTRL null Sin Rete a Bere Ae ee ee eet nae he ee 5 2 
SUE on es 2 PR ae ee a a ee ge 138 267 
SOE APE RNNR EERO SS Sep ne ae nee fe ee eke sa eee 679 936 
ean eae Cs Har vesL in 1919. or 1920 -_ sb ese eee eee 340 Pe aes 
Pi PVeSICH WP SGaLes HOt In Wheat-Belt-_ 2.2.0...) =.) eee ene. -- ee 36.2.2 
Summary of harvesters’ work: 
Susmo ae WW Hem Belt... .. -..- 2.2 v5 22 ex. apg: oe aes ee 36. Sa See 
oe beer ED EDEL Ee a ee ee ee 643 936 
7 2 es DSi Se ee Soe en ae ae a Oe 679 936 
2 WRITE TULLE AGUS ae Sea eS ee ee 263 192 
UE Le eS ee ee 242 477 
Embobaowiiper and Spring wheat. ....._..........-...--:-.-.--------2---e--- 138 267 
SE RS ES oe a ee a 340 
