Operation of the Wage Ceiling on Picking Cotton, California, 1943

William H. Metzler

No 341351, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Tables included: Cotton acreage and yield by counties and areas, California, 1940-43 -- Acreage, yield, end production of cotton in California, 1923-43 -- Cotton farms and planted acreage on farms in California participating in the 1939 Agricultural Conservation Program, as of November 2 – Major crops competing with cotton for labor, with estimated average daily earnings during 1943 season -- Hourly performance and earnings of Mexican Nationals picking cotton in Kern, Fresno, and Tulare Counties, October, November, and December 1943 -- Average earnings per hour of Mexican Nationals picking cotton and harvesting other crops, week by week, Tulare County, 1943 – Distribution of workers among various crops in Tulare County as indicated by camp population of 24 labor camps, October 11, 1943, to January 7, 1944 -- Cotton ginned in California and Arizona within specified periods, 1941, 1942, 1943 -- Charges of violations of the cotton wage ceiling order reported to the State Wage Board, California, 1943 -- Comparison of picking rate and price of cotton, California, 1924-43 -- Comparison of picking rates with prices received by growers of asparagus, raisin grapes, tomatoes, and cotton, California, 1930-43 -- Table 14.- Estimated 1943 cost of producing cotton for low, average, and high yields.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 72
Date: 1944-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.341351

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