Show meeting labor demand although the die largest nere aget on record was planted in 1018 1918 hy by american farmers the great crops crop ot of tile the year were harvested under not appreciably greater than theao in normal times says tho the annual report ot of the secretary of agriculture the department of agriculture continued throughout the year to give earnest attention to tha securing and mobilization of at nn an adequate supply of form farm labor the report states it I 1 maintained ili t representatives stationed in wm state in tho the spring ot 1017 and perfected its own tion enlisting the more ketive cooperation of the county agents anil and other extension workers it more fully coordinated co its ties aties with tile tho department of labor a representative of the deportment of agriculture having been designated a member of the war labor hoard board which was created hy by the alio prest dent it lina ha also aided the war department part ment in ili connection with the lio classification sifi sif cation of registrants special efforts were made beginning early in the year to impress upon tho the r residents of urban communities the necessity of aiding farmers in the planting and ng or of their crops crop the response to appeals along ahli lineras alno was generous in kansas for example where the situation was espe v difficult the reports indicate tit eliat t moro more than workers wera to to assist in the wheat harvest the potato crop in iq two counties in texas was sae eadd sa e through the aid of 0 the business men in the local communities and in ili illinois workers were registered for harvest hanest work many other examples could bo be cited the secretary says |