A man owned a small farm near Maddock. The North Dakota Wage and Hour Department claimed he was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to interview him. ""I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,"" demanded the agent. ""Well, there's my field hand who's been with me for three years. I pay him $600 a week plus free room and board. The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her $500 a week, plus free room and board. Then there's the half-wit who works here about 18 hours a day. He makes $10 a week and I go into town and buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night,"" replied the farmer. ""That's the guy I want to talk to, the half-wit,"" says the agent. ""That would be me,"" replied the farmer sadly.