Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 42 | Utah Has Many Farmerettes in Harvest Fields

I Utah Has Many I Farmer in Harvest Fields T THAT IIA T in many agricultural sections sections sec see of oC Utah women are de defying do- do tho the former rules of oC convention con conven tion and working by thousands In harvest hanest fields even en outstripping the men Is IB the opinion of state officials who have h been checking up on tho the farm labor problem during the past few tew dasA days das A few Cew years a ago o Utah's feminine population stamped their foot In InI I indignant nant protest when whon offered empl employment In the harvest fields according to officials Whether or not government appeals for co cooperation cooperation cooperation co- co operation In farm tarm work have changed their opinion is not known But figures being compiled on tho the number of women workers now In the harvest and preparing to w work rk In tho fields later will show thousands of ot loyal loal Utah Ulan tOmen women wo we- men it Jt is declared A visitor from Senor county count yesterday yesterday yes yes- esterday es told Thomas Thoma Redmond who ho Is operating co with farm bu bureaus bureaus bu- bu renus and county a agricultural agents In iii this work that his 1 14 year old ear old daughter was making nearly nearh 20 ever every week working In Inthe tho the sugar beet fields In Sanpete I count county hundreds of ot women workers workers work work- ers era arc are In the sugar beet fields and andIn andin In man many Instances doing more moro careful and productive work than the men Th The Thi berry season Just passed ha has been assisted b by women and girls who are aro also preparing to do their share sharo In coming corning h bar har v vests 0 t s County pig clubs organized by girls aro also assisting materially In boosting boosting- Utah's pork tion These girl enthusiasts have havo greatly outdistanced tho the boys bos Inthis in inthis inthis this work worle according to nearly all reports received at state I