Serving Texas Farmers
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From 1943 to 1947, Texas A&M College Extension Services oversaw the operations of the Farm Labor Program. Extension’s practical research and involvement in Texas agriculture meant it had ample knowledge of farmers’ needs and availability of local labor, which it put to good use working with government agencies, connecting farmers and workers, and providing facilities for laborers.
This file appears in: Farm Labor Camp
Farm Labor Camp
The rapid rise of migrant labor in Texas in the 1940s brought large numbers of laborers to Waco. To accommodate this new situation, the city of Waco acquired funds to build the Waco Farm Labor Camp, a…