CHAPTER VIII 



BURDEROP ON THE AIR 



FOUR of my men at Burderop were invited to 

 take part in a broadcast discussion on the farm- 

 workers' part in the present war. Mr. Anthony 

 Hurd took them to the microphone. With the 

 permission of the B.B.G. I am reproducing their 

 talk here. 



Farming To-day 



The Farm Worker's Part 



Thursday, May 30th, 1940 : 6.15-6.30 p.m. 



A. H. : Before this war is over the nation is 

 Hkely to want every bit of food that can be produced 

 at home. It is not so much a question of food 

 shortage or possible starvation as a matter of saving 

 shipping for the most urgent war needs. People 

 must be fed and the men who are doing that job 

 in our own fields at home are performing national 

 service of first importance. 



This evening I've brought to the studio four 

 farm workers from my own county — Wiltshire — 

 and I'm going to ask them to tell you in their own 



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