5. Milk. 402,917,000 gallons of milk were sold through Milk Marketing Boards in the three months ended 31st May, compared with 385,933,000 gallons in the corresponding period a year ago. 6. Labour. There has been the usual seasonal increase in work on the land and farmers' demands are only being met with increasing difficulty. There has been no appreciable increase in recruitment for the Women's Land Army, and the net wastage during the three months ended 31st May has amounted to about 2,000 in England and Wales and to 250 in Scotland.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/21/18
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/21
- Former Department Reference
- LP(45) 123
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000021.018
- Keywords
- Agricultural Production Agriculture Barley Cattle Cereals Dairy Employment Food Supplies Foot-and-mouth Disease German Nationals Italian Nationals Labour Supply Livestock Milk Oats Potatoes Prisoners of War Recruitment Seeds Sheep Sugar Swedes Turnips Vegetables Weather Wheat
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- Home Office Lord President's Committee Milk Marketing Board Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Scottish Office
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Papers 108(45) - 189(45)
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply
