. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. English Women Planting Trees. (See accompanying article.) English Women Felling 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 unreliab
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. English Women Planting Trees. (See accompanying article.) English Women Felling 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. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Canadian Forestry Association. [Ottawa] : Canadian Forestry Association
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