Chapter 3

Lancashire College of Agriculture at Hutton

Another Problem to Overcome

At the Lancashire College of Agriculture, the basic course for training Land Girls was only two weeks, and did little more than deal with the very basics of farming – this is a horse, this is a spade. It was offered for free in response to wartime needs. I needed more than this to be an effective Land Girl as someone who knew nothing about farming, being a city resident. Fortunately for me, the College also offered a fuller and longer course that covered farm management, animal husbandry, growing crops and all in between for those pursuing a career in agriculture, but this course had a fee. The problem was that I had no money to pay it, nor did my father and mother have any to spare. I saw my plans to contribute to the war effort as a Land Girl dashed for lack of the funds to get the education that I needed.Continue Reading