1962 



Canadian Forestry Journal, December, 1918 



English Women 

 Planting Trees. 



(See accompanying 

 article.) 



English Women 

 Felling Trees. 



of woman from her home was one 

 which was attended with many and 

 varied difficulties. n the first in- 

 stance comparatively few of the 

 women were able "lo do for them, 

 selves properly. Further, although 

 they had their food prepared for them 

 they wc-e not able to purchase food 

 in a thrifty manner, and therefore 

 had to suffer many discomforts. 

 Probably as a result of this the women 

 were difTicult to control, and were 

 somewhat unreliable as regards time- 

 keeping. 



Training Required. 



A certain allowance must of course 

 be made, due to the fact that the 

 work and the conditions of labour 



were entirely new to the women, 

 most of whom were unacquainted 

 with outdoor work and rural con- 

 ditions generally. 



The exnerience gained during the 

 years 1915 and 1916 forced one to the 

 conclusion that this class of un- 

 trained labour was not the most 

 efficient for the purpose in view. An 

 attempt was therefore made to 

 partially train the women to at least 

 a knowledge of outdoor conditions. 

 In this connection the West of Scot- 

 land College of Agriculture organised 

 at Kilmarnock in 1917 a scheme for 

 this purpose. The women went into 

 residence at the College farm 

 for a few weeks, and were thereafter 

 drafted to forestry work on different 



