It is necessary for the boys to pass a physical examination, because no state authorities care to assume the responsibility of taking the physically unfit. It is taken for granted that the boy is to fit into the organization of the camp as a business proposition and that he is to stick to his work, pay his share of the cost of the food and its preparation, respond to leadership, and in every way do his part toward promoting the general efficiency of the camp. The enlistment blank used by the New York State Military Training Commission is shown on page 276. The farmer is as important an element as the boy; yes, even more important, for the boy gradually loses his individuality in the camp conscience. The individual farmer remains an individual. He has his notions of what boys can do; he compares the work of the inexperienced boy with the adult foreign labor which he has previously employed. The latter has, until very recently, been available. Women with their children came to his farm and picked the small fruits without much regard to the length of the day's work or to living conditions, and, of course, without any reference to the social life of the community. This labor went out as it came in. If it did not like the job because the pay was insufficient, it demanded higher wages and got them or left the job and moved on to the next one. +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NEW YORK STATE MILITARY TRAINING COMMISSION | | BUREAU OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING | | ENLISTMENT AS FARM CADET | | | |Name________________________________________________________________ | |Residence_____________________________________________________Street | |Age________yr. Height________ft.________in. Weight________lb. | |Place of enlistment_________________________________________________ | | (Name of institution, club, or association) | +=====================================================================+ |I desire to enlist for farm work |Kind of work desired; as | |and will report for service: |picking fruit, vegetable gardening,| | |general farming, etc. | +---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ |From mo.___day___to mo.___day___ | | |From mo.___day___to mo.___day___ | | +---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ |Can you drive a team?______________Can you milk?____________________ | |Can you drive an automobile?________________________________________ | |State briefly any other farm experience you have had. | |_____________________________________________________________________|