ONE SHILLING A WEEK.
FARM LABOUR IN POLAND. Sir John Russell's recent wireless talk in England on farming in Poland was interesting, particularly because of the figures he gave about farm wages on the big farms in Poland. The men get practically no cash wages—only about Is a week—and they are paid almost wholly in kind. They get 30 cwt. of grain a year, half an acre of ground for potatoes, food for a cow, and fuel. Thus the Polish farmer's wages bill is met mainly by the produce of his farm, and so far as wages are concerned it does not matter to him if market prices are high or low. Poland is sending increased quantities of butter, eggs, and bacon to the English market, and it is not surprising that she can afford to unload in England at low prices.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4957, 18 February 1937, Page 3
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142ONE SHILLING A WEEK. King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4957, 18 February 1937, Page 3
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