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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1944
Page
7
wartime reports stress farm accident losses exceed general industry rates in 1943 prompting Farm Safety Week July 23 29 warnings highlight fatigue lack of safety devices and tinkering as main causes USDA engineers urge "Stop It Before You Fix It" to keep workers productive and safe.
The War Food Administration on July 17 acted to purchase all turkeys in major producing areas including Idaho to ensure holiday din ners for American troops overseas. It cites a rising need for grass and legume seeds and outlines wartime farm support payments and price ceilings for Idaho potatoes, with production goals and fertilizer plans for 1944-45.
Idaho on July 1 showed haying as the main farm job with first cutting alfalfa and other tame hays in progress. Special tasks included cherry picking pea harvest lettuce cutting beet thinning and thinning operations. Rainy weather delayed some work but overall field labor demand remained high and Mexican nationals were utilized for specialized tasks while language barriers hinder general labor.
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