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EMPLOYMENT OF HARVEST LABOR IN THE WHEAT BELT. 17 
In Table 11 are presented the earnings of 1,022 men in the 1921 
harvest up to the time when interviewed. Only 735 had actually 
earned harvest wages previous to the date of the interview. The 
table shows that the average earnings of these 735 men had been 
$55.74 each. Only 96 of them had earned more than $100 each 
and but 11 had earned over $200. In Table 12 are recorded the 
expenses which 885 of the 1,022 interviewed on the subject had to 
meet after entering the harvest area; 163 of them had had no expenses 
either because they had just arrived or because they had had a 
_ steady job from the time of arrival until the date of interview. In- 
cluding these, the average subsistence expense of the group while 
idle was $15.88; excluding them, it was $19.47. Comparing the 
average earnings of the 735 men listed in Table 11 who had been 
employed and the average cost of subsistence of the 722 men who 
Bd, incurred subsistence expenses, average earnings exceeded aver- 
age expenses by $36.27. 
Some interesting contrasts are found in Tables I and II of the 
Appendix. The tables compare the experiences of the least suc- 
cessful and most successful (financially) of the harvesters inter- 
viewed in 1921. 
Taste 11.—Total and average earnings of 1,022 harvest hands and numbers who had 
earned specific amounts to date when interviewed, classified by States. 
Number of | er nin oe an Harvest hands who had earned specified 
men— “Si a amounts when interviewed. 
money. 
& | | | 
State whereinte- | —& | ¥ : ~ Z 
te |B |e a sot | etl) a he, 
Ses Bees tos | SS | Re 
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So Seo ees ||| 
maa | Ses OO Ts) Hie fl. Po eee eee 
Ohishowia® ..2 52 2o2. = 5 E 486.00 | 37.38 32 4 | 6 al ae Be bitte. 
a ae : 372.00 | 42.43] 128) 64) 103] 73| 18 S dy Gee 
NWA e222 oi Sei Z ; -00 | 63.50 35 15 35 33 22 11 2 5 
oe ae ee i : S200) 65-00. |. 32 $152 252 PAN [ened 2 tS. | eee 
South Dakota.-.-....-.| j j 37-00 | 47-83 |....-- 3 | 1 Ne es ei Pierre 1 ee 
_ North Dakota....-.-. | 404] ; 20,675.00 | 64-81} 85| 59} S84] 79| 32) 28) 14 23 
4 ————— EE = 
Total. ......... .00 | 55.74 | 287 | 146 | 231| 188] 74| 49] 19| 28 
TaBLE 12.—Cost of subsistence (not including transportation expenses) of harvest hands 
. to dates when interviewed while idle during harvest, classified by States. 
Cost of subsistence of harvest hands while idle in harvest area. (oes 
Aver- 
~ age ex- 
| Num- | 
State where inter- | ber of 
: | pense 
viewed. HHatvest! Noex-| PSS | sioto | $25 to | $50to | $75 to | $100 | Beaten per 
"| pense. ‘310 | $24.99. | $49.99 | $74.99. | $77.99. | Over. | oe aan man. 
| | ae 
Lp ee | 10 1 7 | 24 Aer | Mug to el ee oe ee $72. 50 $8. 06 
Oklahoma 19 1 10 6 bil Ode tele >| Ml a eee 196. 50 10. 92 
ia 335 24 177 111 20 2. ig Beet | 3,239. 00 10. 41 
Li” Sg at i Bile ales 137 29 19 42 36 1 ee. 1 | 3,074. 00 28. 46 
Nebraska. ......-. 5 2 ee ee ee ss 6 eb 12. 50 4.17 
South Dakota..... 6 4 1 | 2] ek CE ae a ae Pee ee Pee 55. 00 27. 50 
North Dakota. ... 373 102 72 109 40 27 | 15 8 | 7,409.00) 27.34 
‘ it) <: | er 885 163 289 O71 98 39 | 16 v7 9 | 14,058.50 19, 47 
Percentage.......- 100. 0 18. 4 Bye | 30. 6 1124 1.4 ES | LO.) 22s coe 
