The Agricultural Departments have themselves organised schemes for (a) schoolboy harvest camps, (b) working parties from schools in term time, (c) university student assistance, transfer or loan of County Council roadmen, (e) weekend the work by voluntary associations and town workers, (f) part-time local volunteers. The Army has provided very considerable assistance for the corn harvest. Temporary and partial withdrawal of this assistance, e.g. for manoeuvres etc., at the end of the corn harvest before the potatoes and sugar-beet had been lifted created a critical situation.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/5/41
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/5
- Former Department Reference
- LP(41) 197
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000005.041
- Keywords
- Agricultural Call-up Agricultural Production Agricultural Workers Agriculture Chickens Children Conscription Female Labour Gardens Harvests Italian Nationals Labour Shortages Labour Supply Livestock Local Authorities Mechanisation Pigs Potatoes Poultry Prisoners of War Schools Students Sugar Universities Vegetables Volunteers
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- British Army Lord President's Committee Man Power Committee Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Women's Land Army
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Industry Infrastructure Rationing Supply Labour Supply Relations Agriculture Food Supply
