A man owned a small farm in Iowa.  The State 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."