Show half of worlds workers engaged in agriculture fully one hilf half the workers of the world are now engaged in agriculture t lure according to figures published by the united states department of agriculture of all occupied men and boys in 23 leading countries percent per cent are now engaged in agriculture and of all occupied women and gills per cent follow agricultural pursuits statistics show the figures do not include the large agricultural populations of russia china serbia hungary argentine and brazil the largest number of both male and female in ti tai C countries countr i es co covered ve r e d i is is in india where males ind and 00 fer females nales are so employed and eom comprise prise 72 per cent of the total number of workers the united states is second with 11 male and female agricultural workers or 29 per cent of all ea employed rip loyed persons tile the figures were compiled to show that problems concerning agrical tui euial at workers affect a larger number of workers in almost every country connary than those engaged in manufacturing I 1 mining milling lumber lumbering 1119 or commerce and in a few countries more than in all these industries combined |