However. this year. with the end of Public Law 78. the Department of Labor. its Farm Labor Service and Public Employment Service. processors. growers. and their associations conducted extensive recruitment campaigns throughout Michigan and nearby States to obtain sufficient labor. This campaign was very successful. By the last week in June. it was estimated that about 16.500 domestic migrant workers from outside Michigan were committed for work in the pickle harvest. which normally would have started in late July and early August. Late planting and extremely cool and dry weather during the growing season delayed the beginning of the harvest by 2 to 3 weeks. In fact. severe drought conditions in many areas raised a question of whether nonirrigated fields would even be harvested.