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Sugar Beet Labor in Northern Colorado

Author: Colorado State University
Date Published: 1958


Report that disscusses a labor shortage of seasonal domestic farm laborers on sugar beet farms in northern Colorado. At the time of the study, there were 318 producers of sugar beets in the area. The university conducted interviews with 94 of the crew leaders who led workers to use "hand thinning" techniques in the field.

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