Fact is, there are child labor laws. The other fact is that there are families in this country who need their kids to work in some capacity. When my Father was little in the 30’s, all 11 of his brothers and sisters worked to help the family.
Yes farm families work even the kids. We used to visit my Aunt and Uncle’s farm and as soon as we got there we would find outselves shucking corn. I kind of liked it.