OCR Text |
Show BAKER lS PLANS ' llojs Mil) He Milo tit lie-turn Periodic nil) tit the I'lirnm. WABHINCJTON. U C Dec :: Secretar) linker hu it plan to permit farmer bo In the army to return to their home at perl odlcal Interviil to umlsl In crop production He outlined It today to a delegation of New York fur- mer who protected ngalnat con dltlnn crestted by the acurclty or latter I leaded by U C. SD'ver, the farmer representing the New York Federation of Furm Hu- reau. explulnvd In detail the dlf- f lenities which confront the far mora. The did not uak for exemp lion of farm laborer, but nug gested that It would be nrioeaary either to exempt furm lalMir or conwrlpt It It waa pointed out that tho crop or 1917 wu ifhort largel) becuuse or Inability to ee- cure sufficient labor This, the farmer udmltted, wu due some- what to the migration or farm lat'tyers to Industrial center, hut the taking of men from the fnrnin Into the urm). It wu ex plained, had mado the altuntlon worse, und If the crop of 1918 1 to be nt Ita maximum aome re , Iter must be given ! The secretary told tho 'armor he wua atud)lng u plan to grunt furlougha In the spring and the 4- fall to Iiojh from the farm whone training had been aufflclently ail vanccd, on the condition Hint they would return to their homes, A lompulaory leave from tho ar my In order to asnlst with tho rarm work, however, la no part or the plan ! ). - |