Farm Labor Needs in 1944

Excerpts: The areas of expected serious need for seasonal farm labor in each month are mapped, and crop operations for which labor will be needed are indicated. Four million workers will be needed in 1944 to supplement the efforts of the regular farm labor force in the production of another record crop to meet the increasing demands of war. The regular farm labor force, numbering around 8,000,000 persons, consists of all and members of their families regularly employed in farm work, plus their year-round hired workers. The 4,000,000 goal for 1944 is an increase of 500,000 over the estimated 3,500,000 workers who supplemented the regular force in 1943. Indications are that most of this increase will have to come from the ranks of women and youth, since the number of available men is not expected to be larger in 1944. The 48 State extension services have set up 6,150 placement offices scattered throughout the 3,000 counties. These offices are designed to aid the farmer in obtaining the necessary labor he needs in connection with planting, cultivating, and harvesting his crops.