Show Every Sort of Persuasion Used to Keep Keen British Firm Farm H u n T r J i I Vigorous measures have been taken taken tak tuk- en in Britain to keep farm laborers on the land Agricultural workers who have left the industry have been encouraged to return to it and conscientious objectors are used to supplement the existing labor sup sup- ply Labor gangs and labor pools have been set up to supply labor for drainage harvesting and other purposes Special hostels have been built by the ministry of works and buildings to house mobile la labor or I gangs and members of labor pools Some groups live in small mobile trailers in which they travel around the country The schedule of reserved occupations occupations set up on the outbreak of war was finally replaced in January 1942 by a system of personal deferment and all aU applications for deferment of military service in respect of workers on the land in the i tural ral industry are dealt with by the district manpower boards under a w o special scheme operated joint jointly bv by the ministry of agriculture and the ministry of labor and ice national service service service through the county war tural agricultural agricultural executive committees In general men over 25 if they are bona fide farm retained in workers ar are e the 25 industry rJ men under are subject to an individual examination ex- ex n and if they t to be key workers where are deemed employed deferment they are an indefinite is s 6 granted d for far period |