The Half Wit

A man owned a small farm in Iowa. The Iowa 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 are my hired hands. One has been with me for four years,
the other for three. I pay them each $600 a week, plus free room and
board. The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her $500 a month
plus free room and board. Then there's the half-wit that works here
about 18 hours a day. He takes home $10 a week and I buy him a bottle of
bourbon every week to keep him going," replied the farmer.

"That's the guy I want to talk to, the half-wit," said the agent.

The farmer said, "That would be me."