By then they were veteran bean pickers. "They werent the fastest in the fields. but they were among the best." according to Belden. "The produce they picked was in top condition. and they were good for the morale of everybody." This was the third year a group of Arkansas college students had worked as summer missionaries in the West under the direction of Dr. Longues department. The students this year. as did those in former years. lived In the simple work camp cabins occupied by the farm migrants. They cooked their own meals and put in full days in the fields along with the migrants. They received the same pay as the migrants. The first of the season they worked in the raspberry and strawberry harvest. For this they received 60 cents a carrier (or box) of raspberries and 40 cents for strawberries.
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