Show farm wages rising faster than factory pay W washington kS HINGTON the money wages nages ot of farm labor increased about 25 2 5 per cent during the past ear and about 11 per cent during the past four our 3 ears since 1902 the increase has been about 36 per cent these eti estimates mates are arc based upon reports ot of coric spon dents of the bureau ot of statistics agricultural forecasts ot of the depart meat ot of agriculture V IN ages of farm labor tended upward I 1 ka during the decade of the seventies the were almost stat lonar ionar during the eighties and declined from to since which time they have ste stead adil ll tended upward farm wagen A now compared with enges during the eighties s are about 65 55 per cent hi higher cpr compared with the low lei year of 1814 wages are arc now about 67 per cent highel the current late laic of farm wages in the file united states slates v when lien I 1 card is included is b ta tie e mouth 21 18 S by the day other than hari hardest est 1 11 at hardest 1 57 when board is not in eluded the rate is 14 b the month 30 31 b the da other than harn hariett harie est ht 1 50 by the dai at hari innest abt 1 04 94 wages in different sections of the united states nar ar widell averaging aie raging highest in the tai fat western states and to lo est in ill alic south atlantic stites states for instance the monthly rite rate without board is ab au in nei neida ida 54 in mon alon tana and 51 in utah ufah but 17 1790 90 in south carolina 19 60 in mississippi and 20 20 in georgia the highest state ai average ri 56 50 is thus seen to be 3 1 2 times higher than the tha ion lowest est rato rate 17 90 the mone gonei nages of firm airm labor have increased relatively more that than nages for labor in fit alti duding the past 20 to 30 cirs A corn cent carlson of the average of wages per employed in manufacturing industries ab aa reported ba b the censuses censures of 1910 loo and indicates thit the wages of 0 such employed emp loyes increased 22 per cent in ten birg 1100 to 1910 and increased 23 per cent in fit the 20 vears eare the increases in farm labor w ages were ap proximately 37 per cent in ill the ten bears ears and about 55 per cent in ill the 20 bears ears this relaine gain of rural upon urbin wages acts upon the movement from country to cian |