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Show WILL FAMINE BE THE RESULT If the farmers of this country 'do not secure common labor to help them till the soil, crop acreage next year will be greatly reduced. United States Department of Agriculture, Ag-riculture, Bureau of Crop Estimates, Portland, Oregon, on April 9, Issued a report which furnishes food for thought. It says: ''The shortage 'In farm labor suppfy appears to be nationwide, na-tionwide, lteports indicate that tlio situation Is a bit less favorable In Oregoa than In the country as a whole. The supply this yeai as compared com-pared with normal Is reported as 1 pci cent for Oregon and 72 per cent for the U. S. The supply this Kar as compared with a ear ago also al-so shows considerable deficiency, the figures, being given as' 95 per eont for thu state and 87.3 per cent far the U. 3." From cveiy section of Oregon and other stales repoits tut (nod In to the Bureau of Cron Estimates showed show-ed nn absolute shortago of farm labor. la-bor. Farmer after fanners Is planting plant-ing outy what ho can handle himself. |