Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Wartime Farming on the Northern Great Plains
Author: Wartime Farming on the Northern Great Plains
Author: Hugh Stevens BellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural chemicals
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
This publication is concerned with the labor problems of farms and farm families in terms of the reduced labor supply due to the second World War.
Wartime Farming on the Northern Great Plains
Author: On the Farm Front
Author: Stephanie A. CarpenterPublisher:
ISBN: 9780875803142
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Rosie the Riveter is an icon for women's industrial contribution to World War II, but history has largely overlooked the three million women who served on America's agricultural front. The Women's Land Army sent volunteers to farms, canneries, and dairies across the country, accounting for the majority of wartime agricultural labor. On the Farm Front tells for the first time the remarkable story of these women who worked to ensure both "Freedom from Want" at home and victory abroad. Formed in 1943 as part of the Emergency Farm Labor Program, the WLA placed its workers in areas where American farmers urgently needed assistance. Many farmers in even the most desperate areas, however, initially opposed women working their land. Rural administrators in the Midwest and the South yielded to necessity and employed several hundred thousand women as farm laborers by the end of the war, but those in the Great Plains and eastern Rocky Mountains remained hesitant, suffering serious agricultural and financial losses as a consequence. Carpenter reveals for the first time how the WLA revolutionized the national view of farming. By accepting all available women as agricultural workers, farmers abandoned traditional labor and stereotypical social practices. When the WLA officially disbanded in 1945, many of its women chose to remain in their agricultural jobs rather than return to a full-time home life or prewar employment. On the Farm Front illuminates the Women's Land Army's unique contribution to prosperity and victory, showing how this landmark organization changed the role of women in American society.
Miscellaneous Publication
Author: Ellen Kay MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Forestry Clubs for Young People
Author: Marie Foote HeisleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afforestation
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
This publication has been prepared primarily for the use of leaders of young people's forestry clubs. Its purpose is to suggest forestry activities suitable for young people and ways and means of carrying on those activities. Some are suitable only for clubs formed by boys and girls, living on farms or in smaller towns; others are more suitable for young people living in the larger cities.
Publications and Visual Information on Soil Conservation
Author: Index to USDA Miscellaneous Publications
Author: Ellen Kay MillerSoil Conservation
Author: The Great Plains During World War II
Author: R. Douglas HurtPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803224095
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
An in-depth examination of the effects of World War II on the Great Plains states brings to life the voices and experiences of the residents of the region in recounting the stories of the daily concerns of ordinary people.