Show Type of Volunteer Shock Troops With a shortage of ot farm labor acute this year ear as us In the critical year of or 1918 1018 threatening a curtails curtail of food production on the farms c ee chilly at the t trying ln season of harv Ing the United States department agriculture Is endeavoring to stir the Interest of city Ity men In spent their vocations vacations in the lie fields part as harvest st helpers Ever Everyone one remembers the now fam shock troops of the war years went Into the harvest est fields of Kai Inn and other large wheat producing s sti h and lent a n hand nt ot gathering In nations nation's bread supply They men in many walks of ot life lift coll students and city men Including ha bl haers ers lawyers doctors clerks and s sand si and city officials These veterans gether ether with other ol volunteers to s s' sv the ranks arc are urged to mobilize a again ain aln this year to help relieve the pre present enl ent shortage e and so aid In combating 1 costs cost of food products Rendered Good Service In 1918 In making this appeal it Is re o og- og that nt ot the outset at least s such ch tabor labor Is not ns as efficient ns as experienced form atm labor hut but the excellent nt 11 i Ies S alts secured In 1918 1018 when city then men men In Inthe I largo numbers came to the aid of the farmers l leave n e no doubt douht a ns as to the the i icess access uc- uc cess of ot the tile present canvass canvass' If It th the themen men respond The present labor shortage e Ihas as arisen In spite of the fact that lint f l' run rm wages are 15 to 25 per cent hl hi hip her than last year yar The situation e e. died cannot foil fall to have an nn unfavorable Ir able effect on production In Into Ing to observers of or th the lie department vho ho are aro watching the condition closel closely It will tend th they y say to prevent nn an any reduction reduction re- re I in the prices g of farm prods ct eta While the total Acreage acreage undoubtedly has hos heen been reduce as ns a result of he the present situation it Is not In to so la large ge C CI I proportion as the reduction In the labor supply because e the farmers v Ith their families exerted themselves to the utmost to overcome o the Mandl handicap ap Cultivation this year was less In eb shoe than formerly More lau land vas ens ns put Into grass gross and 1011 such crops n ns as re required P- P a n minimum of ot labor and the tilled fields consequently suffered Grain States Need Help From many matH of or the harvest ecu cen are coming appeals for help lp In si of th the big producing grain states the tho West such as Idaho and Neb Nei the demand for labor for tor plant plan the Ilse crops and tending them was fa fn fawell fawell well weIl met Harvesting and thrash 11 however ow e r. r means more help helm and grid I tills his that the farmers In these a aare aare ar are worrying Help must c from the cities and nd It Is s to arouse I Interest of city m men n and obtain tI til aid that the department and ot of agencies of the tho government o am and states are directing their lr efforts Persons ons who nrc aro desirous of to the appeal should g ge |