Augu3t, 19! 9
THE LA '1DSWOM A N
amoun~ of watting is inevitable but the~ sho~d
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nlso reali. o that the Board of Agr1.c ulturo 1s do1~g
all in its power to fulfil i ts promt~e to ox-ser vice
men and wo men as quickly as posatble. We s~o uld
all re membr r tha t the getting o~ ~call y s m table
land fo r s mall h oldings, and the bUildmg of cottages
b not an easy matte r like going out t<> buy a n e w
hat or a pair of hoots !
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E'\"on after the land is found and bought 1t 1s n ot
oftrn pos~ible t o get possession of it for pe~ha.ps
a year a fw rwards. Then , the cottages do n ot e::ost at
pre~en t, t hey h ave y et to be built. and wi th t he great
s hortage of building materials this cannot be dono
now so quickly as it might havo been before the war.
All t hese difficulties, which n aturally mean delay,
muHt be got over before the actual settlemen t of
t he Land Army begins. In the meantime all
those who like f arm life and wis h to remain in it
pe rmanently s hould decide n ow which of the th~~e
di ff1·ront wa ys s uggc:--ted by the Board they w1 h
to go in for . These arc :-
(l) A s a paid labourer with a cottage. T he
L.A.A.S. may <'Ontinue to work M a paid labourer
at a wee kly wage for any farmer who is wilJing to
engage her. Tf her work s eems likely to be- for any
leRgt h of timc- in that part icular place she m ay
AJJply to the County Council for a cottage wi th a
holding of an a cre or two, for which s he will pay
ren t in the ordinary way. Two friends might
~han> a cott age holding and make somr extra money
in t heir s pare time by the cultivation of the holding
a n d th') kl'ep ing of !! mall li ve~tock , or a pig. An y
woman, o r two women together, who deci de that
they would li ke to live in t h is way s hould hav<>
enough money to fu rnis h th<' cottage and to buy
equipment and stoc k for tno holding. For t his a
s um of from £30- £40 at least would bo required .
(2) As a wor ker on a Profit-Rhar in g }"'arm.
Any J-~ uitabl<' selected L.A.A.S. may join one of
thf'l Boa rd's profit-s hari ng far ms. On these farms
the ,.,ork< r~ will <'arn the ordinary we<'kly local wage
and in additio n t o t h(·ir wages, at the end of the
year. tlwy wiJl r<'tf•ivo a ~ har<' of the profi ts of the
farm . Tlw amount of profit~ cartwd will depen d
to a gr<•at c·xten t on t h<' a mount of good wo rk and
energy pu t in by aU the worke:n-c . Here a gai n an y
wor ker or gro up of workr rs may ap ply for a co t t ag(·
und gardc-n whit h s he or they can rul tivate in
thri r s pa r~ t imr. Pro ba bl y t hose who do not wis h
fo r f'Ottl\g<·s \\ill a ll li v<' t<>gt.•thr r in a hostel. If a
cottag(· i~ u.pplic•d f or, th<· same• a mount of c·apit al
for funtitun.·, (' f<'., will he rc qui r('(l ns i n No. I ,
hut fo r tho<:l' who p rdcr to li ve in the ho., tel no
capital will h<' rcq uir£•d. On a P ro fi t -Sh ari ng
Var m ()t C()!Cl rt y all work<'rs \\ il l h M·<' the opportmu ty
of cn.rnin g moH· tha n on an ordina ry farm, and !'t
w j)l bf· .a ~ood p lun for women who ha V<' n ot e nou gh
<'XpcrjNJf'<' a nd <·api tal for a h ol d i n~ of th<'i r own to
rta r t in this wny, i n order t o ~ain oxpcr i<'n<'c ~nd
s ave f:O nt ~' mo1wy t o t>n a bl<' tht·m la ter . in thri r
turn , to hav< '~tnnll holdi n g:-~ of t h(•ir o wn .
(:l) A-. Hmr ~ldl.' or tl'e ditch. Thr
only remark which the inrmer mnd<' a•· he> plckt>d up thr
bowlldcrcdglrl was : " Well. mi.:>s. you 111l ght f\ni,h one tleld !><'fore
you ... tart another."
Some wounded Tommies had beC'n in,lted to thl' farmhoUR('
to tc~ wht're they hAd feMtC'd on c g~~ and butter and cream and
all ::.ort'\ O
! pro war delicaci~. Thl' s pokC'iman of tho party,
Wht'n the t un<' rome t~ go, sh ook hnud~ wttlt his hil!:l ~~ and "al 'and11 with tho CO\\ what laid thnt thC'tO
Cf('l\nl. "
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