AGRICULTURAL LABOUR POSITION. Memo. by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and S/S Scotland. Pre-War Position. Ploughing-up campaign. Requirements for: Position since the outbreak of war. Steps already taken of proposed, for maintenance of: Prospects and Possibilities. Future: Wages and Conditions. Improvement of: Further measures to prevent the drift from the Land. Agricultural workers and the Fighting Services. Priority of: Gang labour proposals. Extension of: Industrial Conscription. Measures towards: Accommodation for additional workers. Summary. Labour situation in England and Wales and Scotland, 1929 and 1939. Comaprison of: (App.I). Steps taken in peace time. (App.II). Age of reservation. Women's Land Army. Steps taken since the outbreak of war. (App.III) Release of men from the Army. Postponement of Calling Up of Agricultural Workers. Drift of Workers to other Occupations. Irish Labour. 1939 Harvest. Steps taken in connection with: Soldiers for Harvest Work. Volunteers.

AGRICULTURAL LABOUR POSITION. Memo. by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and S/S Scotland. Pre-War Position. Ploughing-up campaign. Requirements for: Position since the outbreak of war. Steps already taken of proposed, for maintenance of: Prospects and Possibilities. Future: Wages and Conditions. Improvement of: Further measures to prevent the drift from the Land. Agricultural workers and the Fighting Services. Priority of: Gang labour proposals. Extension of: Industrial Conscription. Measures towards: Accommodation for additional workers. Summary. Labour situation in England and Wales and Scotland, 1929 and 1939. Comaprison of: (App.I). Steps taken in peace time. (App.II). Age of reservation. Women's Land Army. Steps taken since the outbreak of war. (App.III) Release of men from the Army. Postponement of Calling Up of Agricultural Workers. Drift of Workers to other Occupations. Irish Labour. 1939 Harvest. Steps taken in connection with: Soldiers for Harvest Work. Volunteers.

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AGRICULTURAL LABOUR POSITION. Memo. by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and S/S Scotland. Pre-War Position. Ploughing-up campaign. Requirements for: Position since the outbreak of war. Steps already taken of proposed, for maintenance of: Prospects and Possibilities. Future: Wages and Conditions. Improvement of: Further measures to prevent the drift from the Land. Agricultural workers and the Fighting Services. Priority of: Gang labour proposals. Extension of: Industrial Conscription. Measures towards: Accommodation for additional workers. Summary. Labour situation in England and Wales and Scotland, 1929 and 1939. Comaprison of: (App.I). Steps taken in peace time. (App.II). Age of reservation. Women's Land Army. Steps taken since the outbreak of war. (App.III) Release of men from the Army. Postponement of Calling Up of Agricultural Workers. Drift of Workers to other Occupations. Irish Labour. 1939 Harvest. Steps taken in connection with: Soldiers for Harvest Work. Volunteers.

19 Mar 1940

LABOUR increasing A### 7 CAMPAIGN. REQUIREMENTS 3. While agriculture was able (though with. THE PLOUGHING difficulty) to carry on in peace-time with the diminished labour force by reducing the area under arable cultivation and by leaving maintenance work undone, the present supply of labour, both regular and casual, is wholly inadequate to cope with the increase of production contemplated for this year's harvest. Farmers in Great Britain are being required to cultivate three quarters of a million acres of land more than in 1929 with a regular labour force which, even in June 1939, was 143,000 or 19% less than in 1929.

agriculture refugees food supply agricultural production agricultural workers conscientious objectors employment industrial workers industry labour supply prisoners of war rationing supply unemployment wages working conditions volunteers conscription land usage harvests youths scottish office female labour relations women's land army nationwide ministry of agriculture and fisheries age of reservation ploughing-up campaign sub-committee on food policy

Civil Defence Region: Nationwide

Collection ID: CAB74

Document Reference: CAB 74/3/27

Document Types: Memorandum Statistical Publication

File Reference: CAB 74/3

Former Department Reference: FP(M)(40) 25

Identifier: 10.1080/wtss.cab74.000003.027

Keywords: Age of Reservation Agricultural Production Agricultural Workers Agriculture Conscientious Objectors Conscription Employment Female Labour Harvests Industrial Workers Industry Labour Supply Land Usage Ploughing-up Campaign Prisoners of War Refugees Unemployment Volunteers Wages Working Conditions Youths