SHORTAGE OF FARM LABOUR.
Sir,—l tliinlc it is time that the Defence Department looked farther ahead ■ than they are doing at present. They aro enlisting so many men in the country districts that- there will soon not be enough to ,carry on the agricultural work which is necessary to keep our forces going. I have one son at tho war and another going into camp, which means that I will not have anyono to look after my crops, sheep, etc., as I am nil old mau myself and unable to attend to it. I will not put any wheat, oats, or potatoes in this year, as I cannot get men to get my potato crop out, and they are rotting in the ground.' _ A good many farmers will have to give up their farms, as women are not ablo to do heavy farm work, so why docs not the Department see that women go into town officcs and leava as many, men as possible to carry on the farm work, which is as necessary to us as the munitions? It will soon ho impossible to get farm labour if the Department does not look into this matter at once; the country districts will come to a standstill. Ho»ing the powers that be will realise how much depends on the country produce to supply the nation, —I am, etc., - A FARMER,
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2747, 15 April 1916, Page 12
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230SHORTAGE OF FARM LABOUR. Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2747, 15 April 1916, Page 12
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