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Show Farm Labor Outline Given For State An outline of methods of obtaining ob-taining farm labor for the 1944 1 crop season has been released to county agricultural agents and farmers of Utah following a meeting in Ogden last week of representatives of the Utah Extension Ex-tension Service, headed by Director Direc-tor W. W. Owens, and state labor heads. Presenting the planned procedures pro-cedures on the most cflicient use of available labor were Director Owens; R. L. Wrigley, assistant director; Myrtle Davidson, director direc-tor for home economics and representative rep-resentative of the womens land army; and G. Alvin Carpenter, Utah extension farm labor supcr-i supcr-i visor. Farm labor needs of the state will be determined by a survey within each county to determine the amount of labor required for planting, cultivating and harvesting har-vesting the crops and another survey to determine the amount of labor available within the county. These surveys will give an over-all picture of the total state requirements. Each family must first make full use of labor available on the farm, and neighboring farms must participate In cooperative labor pools wherever practical. When local surpluses are ex- hausted, any surpluses within the state will be called on to meet the deficiencies. Interstate supply, Including Japanese; labor, and Imported Mexican supply will be drawn Into Utah only when the need Is certified to the office of labor of the War Food Administration by the state extension ex-tension direct on recommendation recommenda-tion of the agricultural agent In the respective- county. In cei'tined labor shortage areas, the office of labor will recruit re-cruit Interstate and Mexican national na-tional labor and make It available avail-able to fa l iners. Another phase of the work stales that, any farm laborer must obtain a. penult, from his county agricultural agent, to lea.v the county for employment i lsi when- if his transportation r. are lo lie (l.-frayrd. The use of Italian prisoner.-; of wa r for fa i in work will he rest re-st i i( Ii (I die- lo I lie I. ni, that their s'-ivii-i-s will In- utilised on mili-I mili-I : i y ri sri'va I ioi is. |