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AGRICULTURAL LABOUR. ESTIMATED SUPPLY OF: Note by Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Labour losses, prior to and since outbreak of war. Requirements. Additional and total for current year. Measures taken or contemplated. Civil Scheme. Women's Land Army. Gang Labour. Industrial unemployed. Boys' schemes. Military Schemes. Complete reservation for agriculture. Agricultural Companies. Agricultural furloughs and Soldier harvest labour. Future Requirements

Date: 28th March 1940

Reference: CAB 74/3

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Home Food Production Policy. Memorandum by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries: I. The Basis and Conditions of Increased Production; II. The Proposed Production Policy

Date: 1st December 1939 - 5th December 1939

Reference: CAB 74/10

Government Department: War Cabinet

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Memorandum by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Appreciation of Present Home Food Production Position

Date: November 1939

Reference: CAB 74/8

Government Department: War Cabinet

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REPORT ON FOOD PRODUCTION. (Memorandum by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Date: 28th January 1942

Reference: CAB 74/7

Government Department: War Cabinet

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A MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE SCIENTIFIC POULTRY BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION LTD

Date: 7th June 1940 - 31st December 1940

Reference: CAB 74/11

Government Department: War Cabinet

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Held at Treasury Chambers; Food Production Policy; Food Price Policy in relation to Wages and the cost of living; Cereals for Brewing and Distilling

Date: 5th December 1939

Reference: CAB 74/8

Government Department: War Cabinet

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REPORT ON FOOD PRODUCTION, MAY, 1942. (MEMORANDUM BY THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT)

Date: 28th May 1942

Reference: CAB 74/7

Government Department: War Cabinet

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Food Production Policy

Date: 28th March 1940

Reference: CAB 74/9

Government Department: War Cabinet

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Livestock Prices. Memorandum by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Date: 18th December 1939

Reference: CAB 74/8

Government Department: War Cabinet

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Held at Richmond Terrace. Distribution of Feeding-Stuffs. The Agricultural Labour Position. Food Production Policy. Food Imports from Denmark

Date: 29th March 1940

Reference: CAB 74/9

Government Department: War Cabinet

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THE PRODUCTION OF HUMAN FOOD (IN TERMS OF ENERGY) BY THE GRASSLAND OF ENGLAND AND WALES. Note by the Joint Secretaries

Date: 2nd August 1940

Reference: CAB 74/11

Government Department: War Cabinet

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PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN RELATION TO NUTRITIONAL NEEDS UNDER WAR CONDITIONS. Memorandum by the Scientific Committee

Date: 6th November 1940

Reference: CAB 74/11

Government Department: War Cabinet

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REPORT ON FOOD PRODUCTION. (February, 1942)

Date: 27th February 1942

Reference: CAB 74/7

Government Department: War Cabinet

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IRELAND. NORTHERN: Views of Minister of Agriculture for Northern Ireland. Memo. by Home Secy. circulating: Introduction. Tillage Campaign (1939-1940). Tillage Campaign, 1940-1941. Fertilisers. Supply and cost of: Machinery. Payment for: Labour. Derelict Land. Proposed improvement of: Summary

Date: 9th April 1940

Reference: CAB 74/3

Government Department: War Cabinet

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1. NORTHERN IRELAND. REPRESENTATION ON THE COMMITTEE; 2. FOOD AND FEEDING STUFFS POSITION IN THE U.K.; 3. CHEAP MILK SCHEME; 4. IMPORTS OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL POLICY; 5. SCIENTIFIC FOOD COMMITTEE. CONSTITUTION OF

Date: 7th June 1940

Reference: CAB 74/2

Government Department: War Cabinet

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REPORT ON FOOD PRODUCTION, MARCH, 1942. Memorandum by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Secretary of State for Scotland and Secretary of State for the Home Department

Date: 28th March 1942

Reference: CAB 74/7

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1. AGRICULTURAL PRICES; 2. FOOD AND FEEDING STUFFS POSITION IN THE U.K.; 3. PROGRESS REPORT FOR NORTHERN IRELAND; 4. POLICY OF THE MINISTRY OF FOOD; Annex I. Revised Schedule of Agricultural Prices 1940/1941 as proposed by Minister of Food; Annex II. Fat Cattle Prices

Date: 22nd August 1940

Reference: CAB 74/2

Government Department: War Cabinet

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LIVESTOCK IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

Date: 1st August 1941

Reference: CAB 74/12

Government Department: War Cabinet

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1. FOOD AND FEEDING STUFFS POSITION IN THE U.K.; 2. NORTHERN IRELAND. PROGRESS REPORT FOR; 3. AGRICULTURAL WAGES PROPOSALS AND CONSEQUENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS IN FARMERS' RETURNS. General discussion. Leakage of Information; 4. FOOD POLICY AND HOME FOOD PRODUCTION; 5. OFFICIAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON FOOD POLICY. DISCONTINUANCE OF; 6. SCOTLAND. HILL SHEEP FARMING IN: SCIENTIFIC FOOD COMMITTEE. Composition and Terms of Reference.(Appendix)

Date: 30th May 1940

Reference: CAB 74/2

Government Department: War Cabinet

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FOOD PRODUCTION REPORT ON; by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in conjunction with S/S Scotland and S/S Home Department

Date: 20th June 1941

Reference: CAB 74/6

Government Department: War Cabinet

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FOOD PRODUCTION. REPORT ON: Memo. by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, S/S Scotland and S/S Home Department

Date: 20th May 1941

Reference: CAB 74/6

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1. FOOD AND FEEDING STUFFS. SUPPLIES OF CERTAIN; 2. FOOD IMPORT PROGRAMME IN NEXT TWELVE MONTHS; 3. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. CHANGES IN PRICES OF

Date: 21st June 1940

Reference: CAB 74/2

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FOOD PRODUCTION. REPORT ON: Memo. by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, S/S Scotland and S/S Home Department

Date: 25th April 1941

Reference: CAB 74/6

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FOOD POLICY AND HOME PRODUCTION. Memo. by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

Date: 28th May 1940

Reference: CAB 74/3

Government Department: War Cabinet

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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. Comparison 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. (App. IV). Gang labour. Women seasonal workers. Industrial Unemployed. Diversion of: Roadmen. Release of: Schoolboys. Schemes for the employment of: Boys. Training of: Refugees. Employment of: Conscientious Objectors. Employment of: Prisoners of War. Employment of

Date: 19th March 1940

Reference: CAB 74/3

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FOOD PRODUCTION. REPORT ON: Memo. by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, S/S Scotland, and S/S Home Department

Date: 22nd September 1941

Reference: CAB 74/6

Government Department: War Cabinet

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FOOD PRODUCTION. REPORT ON: Memo. by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, S/S Scotland, and S/S Home Department

Date: 30th October 1941

Reference: CAB 74/6

Government Department: War Cabinet

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AGRICULTURE. PRE-WAR POSITION OF: Note by S/S Scotland on the Memo. by Survey of Economic and Financial Plans

Date: 28th April 1941

Reference: CAB 74/6

Government Department: War Cabinet

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1. MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE. FUTURE: Day and time of; 2. AGRICULTURAL LABOUR POSITION; 3. FOOD PRODUCTION POLICY

Date: 15th April 1940

Reference: CAB 74/2

Government Department: War Cabinet

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FOOD PRODUCTION CAMPAIGN. HOME: PROGRESS REPORT. Memo. by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. General Situation. Uncultivated or neglected land. Action taken. Man Power. Agricultural Machinery. Fertilisers. Seeds. Feeding stuffs, Oilcakes, Cereals. Livestock Control Scheme. Sugar Beet. Land Drainage. Injurious Animals and Birds: Destruction of. Allotments. War-time

Date: 2nd March 1940

Reference: CAB 74/3

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FOOD PRODUCTION POLICY. Memo. by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. Current Production Programme. Aim of: Existing Resources. What can we contemplate with: Labour Fertilisers, Capital

Date: 27th March 1940

Reference: CAB 74/3

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FOOD PRODUCTION CAMPAIGN. HOME: PROGRESS REPORT FOR SCOTLAND. Memo. by S/S Scotland. General. Credit Facilities for obtaining requisites. Seed Oats. Supply of, in the Congested Districts. Statement showing the position of the increased tillage campaign as at 14.3.40 for each Agricultural Executive Committee area (App.)

Date: 20th March 1940

Reference: CAB 74/3

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1. FOOD PRODUCTION. HOME: Ploughing-up Programme. Labour. Supply of Agricultural: Agricultural Machinery; Fertilisers; Seeds; Livestock. Prices of; Sugar Beet; Fish; Allotments; 2. MILK POLICY

Date: 6th March 1940

Reference: CAB 74/2

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1. FOOD SITUATION IN THE U.K.; Home Food Production. Report on: Ploughing-up Campaign. Sugar Beet Crop. Harvest of: School Boy Trainees. Labour position. Labour position. Feeding Stuffs supplies. Livestock Position. Pheasants, etc. Shooting of; 2. MEAT RATIONING. Meatless Day. Date of

Date: 2nd February 1940

Reference: CAB 74/2

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FOOD PRODUCTION POLICY. Report by the Official Sub-Committee. Comments on paper F.P.(M)(40)36

Date: 2nd April 1940

Reference: CAB 74/3

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1. FOOD AND FEEDING STUFFS. WEEKLY REPORTS ON SUPPLIES OF CERTAIN; 2. AGRICULTURAL LABOUR POSITION

Date: 11th April 1940

Reference: CAB 74/2

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FOOD PRODUCTION CAMPAIGN. HOME: Scotland. Progress Report for: Memo. by S/S Scotland. General Situation. Uncultivated of Neglected Land. Pests. Allotments. Man Power. Agricultural Machinery. Fertilisers. Seeds. Feeding Stuffs

Date: 4th March 1940

Reference: CAB 74/3

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1. MILK POLICY. STATEMENT OF: CHEAP MILK SCHEME; 2. FOOD AND FEEDING POSITION IN STUFFS. U.K.; 3. SALVAGE; 4. FEEDING STUFFS. PRICES OF; 5. AGRICULTURAL LABOUR. SUPPLY OF; 6. NEXT MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE

Date: 9th May 1940

Reference: CAB 74/2

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AGRICULTURAL WAGES AND CONSEQUENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS IN FARMERS' RETURNS. Statement, by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, circulating draft proposed

Date: 29th May 1940

Reference: CAB 74/3

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FOOD PRODUCTION. REPORT ON: Memo. by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, S/S Scotland and Secretary for Home Department

Date: 22nd July 1941

Reference: CAB 74/6

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CROPS AND LIVESTOCK (U.K.). CONDITION OF, AS AT 1.12.41. Memo. by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, S/S Scotland and S/S Home Department

Date: 30th December 1941

Reference: CAB 74/6

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FOOD PRODUCTION. REPORT ON: Memo. by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, S/S Scotland, and the S/S Home Department

Date: 26th November 1941

Reference: CAB 74/6

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AGRICULTURAL LABOUR POSITION. Report of the Official Sub-Committee on Food Policy. Comments on papers F.P.(M)(40)25 and 37. Labour Deficiency. Casual Labour. Regular Labour. Labour a limiting factor. Accommodation for additional labour. Problem of: Observations on proposals summarised in F.P.(M)(40)25. Industry to import its own labour. Fighting Services. Further assistance from: Wage rates. Agricultural: Gang Labour. Military Agricultural Companies. Note by Ministry of Labour and National Service. (Appendix)

Date: 3rd April 1940

Reference: CAB 74/3

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1. REMOVAL OF POTATOES FROM THE WASH AREA; 2. FOOD SITUATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; 3. AGRICULTURAL PRICES POLICY

Date: 15th August 1940

Reference: CAB 74/2

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In Jugoslavia then... In England now

Date: 1942

Reference: HAT OM/4

Government Department: Ministry of Food

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Women's Land Army. Second World War. Correspondence and papers. Staff files

Date: 1942 - 1947

Reference: MAF 59/11

Government Department: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

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AGRICULTURAL PRICES. Memo. By Central Statistical Office and M/Agriculture. Note by Lord President circulating

Date: 23rd November 1942

Reference: CAB 71/10

Government Department: War Cabinet

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Subjects Discussed: 1. AGRICULTURAL WAGE REGULATION; 2. FOOD SITUATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 1942; 3. CATERING TRADES. Regulation of Wages and Conditions of Employment; 4. NEWSPRINT; 5. STATISTICAL REVIEW

Date: 5th November 1942

Reference: CAB 71/7

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AGRICULTURAL CALL-UP. Memo. by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

Date: 1st December 1941

Reference: CAB 71/5

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COMPENSATION UNDER THE PERSONAL INJURIES (CIVILIANS) SCHEME. Note of a Deputation from the Standing Joint Committee of Working Women's Organisations. Note by Lord President circulating

Date: 25th September 1942

Reference: CAB 71/10

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