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Fewer Migrants In Farm Work Decline Shifts Labor Use
The Agriculture Department reports the migrant farmworker force fell about 25 percent in 1970 to 196000, while total hired farm labor dropped 4 percent to 2.5 million. Casual workers 40 percent of the total declined nearly nine percent. wages averaged 11.10 per day for 80 days, with regional and racial differences noted. Median age 23. Male and white workers dominated the field.
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