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as is shown by data sent to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, federal food administrator. A good many people who have been vaguely aware of the serv-ENGLISH WOMEN WORKING IN FIELBS' 'Si _LAND ARMY DOING THEIR PART IN HELPING TO WIN THE WAR.Atlanta, July.—The value of woman's work in country life, farming is one of tber evolutions of the war,ice of the English women in war work and have heard of the Woman’s Land Army, still bavel ittle definite knowledge of what the members of this organisation are actually accomplishing. But a letter from an American now in London gives some interesting detail* He writes“At many recent recruiting meetings of the Woman's Land Army valuable testimony to theu sefulness ofwomen’s labor on the farm has been offered by agriculturists who have employed such labor. A case in point occurred at one of the Oxford Streetmeetings in London the other daywhen a farmer in thee rowd was saying such appreciative things aboutthe Land Army that he was invited to address the meeting. He willingly did so, and among other things said he had a barrister’s daugter, a doctor’s daughter and a professional singer, besides a number of other women of various classes working for him. It did not matter to what class tey belonged, e said, tey had all done well. So well, in fact, he declared jocularlythat heh ad made 5 pounds more profit on each pig this year than ever before. Calves elicate from birth had also been saved by thee apahle and careful handling of the women. On his farm four women and a boy had ploughed 67 acres of land most satisfactorily.During the past week 20 new prac ticc farms have been sanctioned in connection with the Women’s Land Army, making provisions for the training of between 70 and 80 recruits. At the training center at Drayton St.. Leonards, the women are given special facilities for acquiring a good all-round knowledge of work with horses. There are 20 horses on the farm and they are] ooked after entirely by women, who went through the first course at the centre two months ago, is now acting as carter for thef aimer who attends the centre and is doing excellently. Among her other charges are four mules.“Actively recruiting for the Land Army is going on all over the country and there is no doubt that manythousands of trained women will be placed at the disposal of farmers for the harvest through this organisation. In mostd istricts the pre-war prejudice against the employment of women has disappeared under the stress of circumstance and as a result of actual experience in the employment of women.”PEAS FOR SALEA quantity of No. 1 Speckled Peas for sale.7-4-2t D. T. WARDE
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Vienna News
Vienna, Georgia, US
Thu, Jul 04, 1918
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