Farm Family Labor Camp Program in Texas

Excerpts: WHAT.—The camps are intended to provide facilities for sanitation, health, and community life for farm families who must follow seasonal crop work to make a living. They are shelters but not housing. WHERE.—There are nine standard camps in Texas. The camps are located where work for many migrants lasts several months. The location of each camp is shown on the map inside

The Rural Manpower Picture; Statistical Summary by Regions and States

Excerpts: The purpose of this compilation of facts and estimates is to present an objective basis upon which to build policies and programs to meet the current rural manpower situation. From all the contradictory evidence handed to the public over the past few months it has been impossible to get any clear idea of what constitutes the present agricultural manpower force and what is happening and will happen to the working force under the continued and accelerated impact of military and industrial drains upon it. In order to throw some light on the situation and to translate all available evidence into something concrete and specific, the Program and Reports Division, with the aid of other divisions in Washington, set about to construct what turned out to be the present report on manpower. The general over-all approach which was used was to divide the farms in the Nation into two groups. From the one type - the “market producing" farms - virtually all of the marketed produce comes. These are the farms to which it will be necessary to move farm workers as the manpower situation grows tighter. From other type of farms - the "low-income" group - approximately 5% of the marketed agricultural production will come this year. These are the farms from which agricultural workers can be moved to supply the needs on the "market-producing" farms

The Rural Manpower Picture; Statistical Summary by Regions and States

Excerpts: The purpose of this compilation of facts and estimates is to present an objective basis upon which to build policies and programs to meet the current rural manpower situation. From all the contradictory evidence handed to the public over the past few months it has been impossible to get any clear idea of what constitutes the present agricultural manpower force and what is happening and will happen to the working force under the continued and accelerated impact of military and industrial drains upon it. In order to throw some light on the situation and to translate all available evidence into something concrete and specific, the Program and Reports Division, with the aid of other divisions in Washington, set about to construct what turned out to be the present report on manpower. The general over-all approach which was used was to divide the farms in the Nation into two groups. From the one type - the “market producing" farms - virtually all of the marketed produce comes. These are the farms to which it will be necessary to move farm workers as the manpower situation grows tighter. From other type of farms - the "low-income" group - approximately 5% of the marketed agricultural production will come this year. These are the farms from which agricultural workers can be moved to supply the needs on the "market-producing" farms

Migrant Farm Labor: The Problem and Some Efforts to Meet It

Contents: Where Migrants Come From --- How Migrants Live --- FSA Camps for Families --- Medical Care for Migrants --- Portable Camps --- Labor Homes --- Homestead Projects --- Effort to Halt Unnecessary Migration

Toward Farm Security: The Problem of Rural Poverty and the Work of the Farm Security Administration

Excerpts from the Foreword: This volume was planned and prepared for the new Farm Security employee, and more particularly the new Farm Security Administration County Supervisor. Personnel older in service, and the district, State, regional, and Washington staffs of the Farm Security Administration, may also find it useful in many ways. But the book was designed primarily to orient the new County Supervisor to his or her job, and is intended as a general introduction to the theory and practice of Farm Security. As the title implies, this book discusses the problems of rural poverty, and the methods used by this agency which may lead from precariousness toward security on the farm. The treatment is neither comprehensive nor detailed. It is only a general guide to the more important aspects of Farm Security, and not a shortcut in training to carry out the complicated task of this program. In addition to a general description of the causes and effects of rural poverty, the inception of the Farm Security Administration, and the administrative and technical organization of this agency, the book contains practical advice to county supervisors which they may use to advantage. Though the new employee will still have to learn, through training and experience, the efficient use of forms and documents and effective cooperation with other agencies, the objectives and methods discussed here should supply a basic guide in situations requiring independent judgment. Appended at the end of the book the reader will find: A glossary of terms constantly used in Farm Security work, keyed to Farm Security Administration Instructions where the formal definitions are to be found; an explanation of crucial legal terms used in connection with Farm Security Administration loans and collections; and a topical bibliography

[Children inside a truck]

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Wildlife report. Eastern shore project. Farm security administration. U.S. Department of agriculture. February 1938

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[Girl filling fruit baskets]

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Greene county, Georgia : the story of one southern county, U.S. Department of agriculture, Farm security administration, Washington, D.C.

Electronic reproduction. Canberra, A.C.T. : National Library of Australia, 2010

[Man and Two Boys Sitting on Car Side-Rails]

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