Revolutions In British Life And Agriculture
A broadcast argues Britain has undergone quiet revolutions in thought and farming. It notes a shift from sabre to peace, cites Britain's postwar leadership needs, and recalls wartime mechanization that boosted home food production from 21,000 to 55,000 tractors by 1939. It frames agriculture as a pivotal modern change with lasting global impact.
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The article notes rapid adoption of tractors and combine harvesters after World War II, with over 300,000 tractors and 17,000 combine harvesters used by 1951. It contrasts this with a dwindling use of horses in British agriculture and warns that fuel shortages could threaten Britain’s food supply, stressing strategic importance of fuel and supply lines amid global tensions.
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