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Farmers would contract with the government to have prisoners come and work on their farms at a pay rate of 80 cents per day. With most of the men at war, John, who had lots of sugar beets, struggled to keep his farm running, so he contracted for prisoner help. Not long after they arrived, John noticed a group of them gathered in the corner of the beet field. He went to see what had drawn their attention. John found the men gathered around a dead rabbit. “What are you doing?” “Ve vere discussing how ve could take zee rabbit back to camp for food,” a prisoner said. He was quick to add, “Unless, of course, you vant to keep it.” John looked around the group of men. “Do you not get enough food in the camp?” The man told him that rations were tight, and they were always hungry. Once he found out, John set about to do something. He made sure the men who worked for him had good meals. He had them gather the beet tops, and they took them to the camp to cook up for 30