Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 2. p 363
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 2. p 363 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1917 |
| Page number | 363 |
| Publisher | Unknown |
| Description | Not available |
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WOMEN RECRUITS IN FARM WORK.
[photomontage] At Burghfield two well-educated young women are seen engaged in farm work. They were employed by Mr. E. Lousley, who has great faith in the women-on-the-land movement and believes that women can do half the duties undertaken by men.The ladies in question hailed from London and Coventry respectively, and previously were engaged in church work. The went to Mr. Lousley on a month's trial and were then duly installed on the staff at Culverlands Farm. On the day our representative called they were busy at milking, an art in which they made steady advance, but they had many other duties. For instance, they cleaned out the cowsheds and every evening drove the milk to Mortimer station, a duty which they took in turns. In fact, on the night of the blizzard, one of them was not dismayed by the rough weather, but walked both ways, leading the horse. They loved the work (to use their own words) and had hopes of taking a farm of their own one day.At Field Farm, Burghfield, milking and other farm work was done by two young women of the working class, who had a month's training at University College Farm, Shinfield. These girls and a man did the entire work connected with 30 cows and 20 calves, and the recruits declared that they were fond of heir new life. [Photo by Collier.]