FARM COURSE FOR WOMEN
Work Praised by Director
“They did a jolly good job, and the majority of them would be very useful lor light work on farms,” said Professor E. R. Hudson, director of Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln, yesterday, in commenting on the short course for women students which concluded at Lincoln lasj week, “However,” he added, “I''will'be interested 'to see how many of them will be at farm work in three months’ time.” Though accommodation was available for considerably more, only 12 students took the course, which was designed to give instruction in the rudiments of farming and in handling tractors, horses, and other stock. Already the college has received ofte or two inquiries for students to take positions on farms. Most of the women were from farm homes and had some smattering of farming knowledge. Whether further courses will be organised will depend on the demand for the course, and to- some'extent on whether the, first students have been able to find places for themselves in farming. '
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Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23318, 2 May 1941, Page 8
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