Guides to successful employment of non-farm youth in war-time agriculture [electronic resource]: for use in Victory Farm Volunteer Program / prepared by Children's Bureau, U. S. Department of Labor ; in consultation with U. S. Department of Agriculture... [et al.]

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Title	Guides to successful employment of non-farm youth in war-time agriculture [electronic resource]: for use in Victory Farm Volunteer Program / prepared by Children's Bureau, U. S. Department of Labor ; in consultation with U. S. Department of Agriculture... [et al.]
Alternative Title	Guides to successful employment of nonfarm youth in wartime agriculture.
Item Number	l0010
Creator (Corporate)	United States. Children's Bureau. United States. Dept. of Agriculture. United States. Office of Civilian Defense. United States. Office of Education. United States. War Manpower Commission.
Government Publisher	U.S. Government Printing Office
Original Date	1943
Physical Description	14 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series	Children's Bureau publication ; 290.
Notes	Prepared by Children's Bureau, U. S. Department of Labor ; in consultation with U. S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Civilian Defense, Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, War Manpower Commission.--inside front cover.; Older boys and girls are being asked to give generously of their spirit and energy in our common effort to produce and harvest the Nation's food. Let us not use their labor wastefully. Let us see that their contribution is made in ways consistent with their health and welfare and with the fullest use and development of their capacities. Katherine F. Lenroot, Chief, Children's Bureau.--p.14.; Title from cover.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents	Young workers can help on farms -- The need and plans for young workers will vary -- Guides are essential to success in employing young workers -- Careful selection of workers is better than haphazard recruiting -- Non-farm youth need preparation for work -- Leadership is key to successful employment of groups of young workers -- Good conditions of work help to make good workers -- Good living conditions and recreation for young workers away from home reduce labor turnover -- Good results depend upon careful community planning -- Varied agencies can contribute to successful employment of youth.
Summary	American youth, who are eager to have a part in the war effort, are needed to help the farmer get in the 1943 crops. The American farmer is short of labor as never before and yet must meet unprecedented food-production goals. Youth can take part in the tremendous job that must be done on the farms to achieve victory. The experience of 1942 showed that young people from cities, even when they are inexperienced in farm work, can help the farmer, if they are well-supervised on the job... The need for these young workers will vary in different pats of the country. The types of crops vary, and so do the rate at which labor has been drained into industry and the amount of adult labor available for farm work in different areas. Therefore plans to recruit city boys and girls for work on farms should not be made until the official agencies have found that there will not be enough older workers available and that there is need for the particular type of project under consideration... Most of the boys and girls who will be drawn upon to take the place of adult and experienced workers are both immature and inexperienced in farm work. Many of them have lived all their lives in cities and towns. Special care is therefore needed in the use of these young people if they are to be able to do the job. If the use of young people as emergency farm workers is to be successful, it must not only give the farmers efficient labor but at the same time give the young people an experience that will hold their interest and contribute to their educational growth and healthy development. These guides are offered as the essentials for programs that will prove satisfying to the farmers, to the young people, and to their parents.--p.1-3.
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Children--Employment--Government policy--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Food supply--United States. Volunteer workers in agriculture--United States--20th century. Agricultural laborers--United States. Children--Health and hygiene--United States. Child care--United States. Child development--United States. Youth--Conduct of life.
Gov Doc Classification	L 5.20:290
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	l0010.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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