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Show rJevv Jersey Forner Termed Hordes! Working Man in Slate On the basis of the working day's length, the title of hardest working work-ing man in New Jersey can be conferred con-ferred on the average farmer in the Garden state, declares the state department de-partment of agriculture. Figures cited by the department show that as of June 1 New Jersey Jer-sey farm operators were working an average of 12 hours daily, which adds up to a 72-hour week, excluding ex-cluding time devoted to Sunday chores. During harvesting operations, opera-tions, particularly in July and August, Au-gust, longer working days are in store for farmers. A farmer's week adds up to a 72-hour 72-hour period contrasted to a factory employee's regular work week of 40 hours. Then, too, according to the department, whenever a day's work is lost on a farm the output of 12 hours is Involved whereas only an eight-hour day is lost when a city plant shuts down. No report of the number of hours per day worked by farmers can estimate the time spent on Sundays Sun-days and holidays when, as on any other day, chores such as feeding livestock, milking and other jobs must be done on a farm regardless of the day of the week. A year ago, when the war still waged, New Jersey farmers spent 12.2 hours a day at work. |