Farm Labor Wages Hit Record High Across U.S.
July 1 wage rates for hired farm workers rose 8 percent from a year earlier, the highest on record per the USDA Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Since April 1, wages up about 19 percent, about double the usual quarterly rise. The July 1 total employed workers reached 11,586,000, up 7 percent, with veterans returning to farming and fewer foreign workers, no prisoners of war.
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U. S
Usda Bureau of Agricultural Economics
No Relief In Onion Growers
Unusually large early summer onion crops are being harvested across general states per Kern County official Clifford E. Craig. Additional supplies will come from other producing areas as garden onions abound and early onions store only about 90 days before late season harvests begin. USDA has received letters from every early summer state requesting purchase of surplus onions but outlets are limited to institutional use, absorbing only a small portion of supply.
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Clifford E. Craig
Kern County Committee
United States Department of Agriculture
District Allocates DDT for Mosquito Abatement Efforts
More than a million pounds of DDT are allocated by the War Assets Administration to combat mosquitoes and pests in the United States and Hawaii. The U S Public Health Service receives 193,875 pounds of 100 percent concentrate and 25,000 pounds of 10 percent dry powder.
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Regional
War Assets Administration
United States
Hawaii
U. S. Public Health Service
San Francisco
F.O. B
Morris
Bakersfield
Forgotten generation widows and children left behind
After World War I and II, wives and children of service members face low checks, rising costs, and limited work options. Red Cross workers assess many dependency discharge cases as families struggle to maintain their homes while fathers remain in service. When veterans return, they may confront unemployment or difficulty reclaiming their prior roles.
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Ned Smith
Red Cross
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