Many POWs at Camp Hearne worked for local farmers. POWs earned 10 cents per hour, paid in coupons redeemable at the camp canteen. The United States Department of Agriculture produced "how to pick cotton" leaflets, since most POWs had never seen a cotton field. Most farmers appreciated the cheap labor and had good relationships with the POWs. Hearne relied so much on POW labor that the United States delayed repatriation of some POWs at the end of the war, in order to finish the harvest. | Source: Michael Waters, Texas A&MDownload Original File
