For example, in a fruit country the workers may all do piece work 
on one farm, instead of scattering during the day. Under other con- 
ditions the Unit may be organized as a training camp, with an agri- 
cultural expert to teach the women various forms of agriculture. 
Occasionally it may be possible to induce the workers to go out from 
the centre to assist farmers' wives in household work. Sometimes it 
maybe convenient for a small Unit to board with some family, instead 
of doing its own catering. Many other adaptations are possible to 
meet local needs and conditions. 
[Issued by the Standing Committee on Agriculture of the Mayor's 
Committee of Women on National Defense, 6 East 39th Street, 
New York City.] 
Supplementary Suggestions 
The Camps should be open from May till October if possible. 
In the case of small Units of ten or twelve, the employer may pro- 
vide shelter, cots, stove and cooking utensils, the workers to bring 
their own bedding, table utensils, and to provide their own food. 
The employers should pay the prevailing local rate of wages as 
for men day laborers, whether by piece work or for an eight hour day. 
The cost of transportation to and from work may be paid by the 
employers according to the usage of the locality. 
The ideal large camp would probably consist of a house for kitchen, 
dining and living rooms, and tents for sleeping; a lake or stream nearby 
is a great advantage. 
A convenient imiform should be worn. In one camp this consisted 
of blue shirt and overalls, in another middy blouse, bloomers and golf 
stockings were worn. One English uniform is a belted smock or long 
coat, knickerbockers and gaiters. 
Where possible, arrangements should be made for agricultural 
instruction for the workers, by lectures or in a camp garden. 
Some Endorsements of the Work Accomplished 
November 14th, 191 7. 
Barnard College, Columbia University, New York. 
The Farm Camp at Bedford Village opened June 4th with twenty 
girls, which number rapidly grew to sixty who, together with three 
or four chauffeurs, two or three dietitians, three houseworkers, a 
bookkeeper, ah agriculturist and myself, gave us a family of over 
seventy. People varied in length of stay from a week to four months, 
about 250 individuals working at the camp in the various capacities. 
We had a small garden, for home consumption only, the main object 
being to send the girls out to work on neighboring farms. All our 
workers of whatever kind or grade, with a few exceptions, received 
$15 a month and board. The money paid by the farmers went to the 
