BURDEROP ON THE AIR 



W. D. : Well, sir, we might have been better, 

 but then we might have been worse. This drift 

 from the land has been caused by camp contractors 

 paying these high wages, but if the Government 

 would guarantee the farmers a fair price for their 

 produce it would enable them to pay a good 

 minimum wage to compete with this. 



Of course, a good milking-machine helps to solve 

 this labour problem, as in our own case with an 

 eight-unit parlour type machine and washing-stalls 

 attached. Six men and myself milk no cows in 

 the winter. In the summer there are four men and 

 one girl, which speaks for itself. We farm chaps 

 don't mind a bit of hard work, and shall stick to 

 our guns, but it is a bit galling to us to see these 

 big wages paid to casual labourers, for I think 

 everyone will agree that the farming industry takes 

 one of the foremost positions on our Home Front. 



I am very glad to see that the Government have 

 now taken this matter in hand and we hope we 

 shall now see wages put on a more equal basis. 



A. H. : I quite agree with you. It is one of 

 these vicious things which does grow up in wartime. 

 We can all see now it is one of those matters which 

 should have been put right at the start. I am 

 afraid you and I can't settle it. Now tell us, have 

 you any land girls in your dairy ? 



W. D. : Yes, I am training one and she is coming 

 along very well. I think this is the best time of 

 year to train these girls. They then have an 

 opportunity to get into their work before winter- 

 time when the work is not so pleasant and agreeable. 



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