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Excerpts: During the summer and fall of 1936, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics and the Farm Security Administration made studies of wages and working conditions affecting farm laborers in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, and in 10 other counties in as many States. The funds necessary for this research were provided by the Works Progress Administration. Enumerators were engaged to canvass hired farm laborers and their employers, and schedules were used to record the information secured from each group. The schedule designed for laborers was rather complete, covering, in addition to age, education, and other such personal characteristics, job descriptions, wage rates, work histories for the preceding 12 months and participation in community affairs. Farm operators were questioned concerning wage rates, fluctuations in numbers of employees, and methods of obtaining labor.