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Show V V V I THE PASSING OF I A TYPE B Tho government has been called In I to help provldo emergency help to f harvest tho crops. Kansas nlono I wants 40,000 men for Us winter , ) wheat. This Is a reminder that tho problem of finding good agricultural H t labor Is n pressing one and grows B moro so. Hi t ' Tho farm hand hits been In tho Hj! past a very, sturdy and dependable HS type As-featured in tho rural dra- Hj mas, ho looked rustlo and stupid. Ou Hi an average, though, ho had fair Intelligence, In-telligence, and no end of capacity for n day'B work. Ho was not very nmbltlous, but was gifted with a philosophical temperament. tempera-ment. Ho hnd tho hired girl ate at tho first and only tablo with tho family, tho food was good and abundant abun-dant ho was suro of his future As ho 'spent little for clothes, and nothing noth-ing for amusement, ho usually had a fair savings bank account. A farmer was remarking tho other day that this typo Is about extinct. Instead, ho now' has to depond on roving rov-ing young fellows. At tho best they look at farm work as a mero stepping stono to something clso. At tho worst thoy want to earn money for extravagant extrav-agant spending. Last summer ho had a young man who left him with $100 In tho bank. A month later ho camo back, and asked for work again, say-, lng that his money had all been spent. In many localities, foreign speaking holp Is all that can bo had. It yon send thorn for a rake, thoy get a monkey wronch. Those that havo much Intelligence usually prefer to buy a little land on mortghgo and bo, 1 their own boss. Also thoy prefer to remain In tho company of tholr own people. Ono Is rarely contented unless un-less thoro aro others speaking tho samo tonguo near by. Tho department of agriculture ought not to loolc at this as any mere temporary problem of harvesting tho present crop of wheat and corn. It Is a situation that tho farmer finds., more and moro difficult to meet, and ono that calls for thoughtful and practical prac-tical study. 'vrtvfijlill |