Exceptions were made only to the extent that younger children can work on farms owned by their parents and on farms not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act. It was the clear and altogether proper intent of Congress to forbid harmful employment conditions for children in agriculture. Child exploitation in agriculture has been Americas "Harvest of Shame" for too long. One aspect that has always concerned me was the fact that children of migrant workers might not receive adequate schooling. Yet in Washington and Oregon and. I am told. in Michigan. we have a traditional. historic pattern of child labor during the summer when school is out.