WOMEN WORKERS FOR THE LAND

CHILD LABOUR ON THE LAND

THE QUESTION OF WAGES

It is upon the vexed question of wages, the biggest problem will most likely occur in connection with the matter of women’s labour. It  ought to have been quite obvious to everybody by now that women workers will have to be paid a decent wage, but apparently there are still some farmers who think they are going to get women for only 10s a week. Mr Acland thinks that for piece-work women should be paid at the same rate as men; and that their time rate should be 3d or 4d an hour, so that they can earn 15s or 16s during the week.

WOMEN’S WORK ON THE LAND

WOMEN AND THE LAND

MARKET GARDENING AND RECRUITING

Mr C H Jones secretary to the Evesham and District Fruit Growers and Market Gardeners’ Association (which is affiliated to the National Fruit Growers Federation) informs us that he has received from the secretary to the Federation (Mr O B Cowley) the following circular:

WOMEN AND WAR WORK

YOUNG LADIES TO WORK IN THE GARDENS

FEMALE LABOUR ON THE FARMS

The Council of the Central and Associate Chambers of Agriculture at a meeting on Tuesday: Suggested work for old age pensioners.

A resolution was moved by Mr Amos, who alluded to the question of women labour, said that if they paid a sufficient price for it, in some parts they would get it.

The harvest was as important to the country as munitions.

THE POSITION OF THE GARDENERS