We are likely to see a lot more of them as more and more men are called up. Since the farmers have been warned that several thousands of their labourers are likely to be taken, the men conductors certainly will go too, There is now. a drive to recruit girls for farms, Before the war there were 55,000 women at full time work on the land and 89,000 part time, But these numbers had been falling idly for some years. The Women's ind Army organized by Lady Denman shortly before the war has en-lied about 9,000, but it needs fully 20,000 perhaps 30,000 more, The girls are recruited between the ages of 18 and 40 and must be of good physique, and ready to go wherever they are sent They have four weeks' training at one of the centres formed by the Ministry of Agriculture, during which time they get free board and lodging and 10s, a week, On the farms they are mostly paid by the hour. But the authori ties see that they do not get less than 3s, a week provided they are cap-lo of @ 48 hour week; though Lady Denman says it is surprising to see how little most of the recruits seem to w about pay. Also it is interesting that the majority of recrults are shop girls and typists, eager to exchange town for country.
"here is a good deal of criticism of the Government's taking so many men from the jand, when farmers
of food so as to leave the ships free ere urged to produce the maximum for war materials, Also there is much land work which girls with the best will ip the world are not strong ough to perform..A lot will be said about this when Parliament re-But whether the farm
*should be abundant work for all the P UND are taken or not, there girls Lady Denman can collect. The amount of food we used to import was a perfect scandal seeing that the British isles contain some of the most fertile land in Europe.
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