Women Agricultural Workers (1914 1918)

Women Agricultural Workers at Maidstone, Kent. The Women s Land Army doing various types of farm work; this time with spectators, group of observers visiting. Woman spraying tree (with whatever pesticides were used at the time ). Another view of same; with group of men women watching. Back to orig. shot. Women driving tractor, pulling a plough behind that is operated by a woman standing on it. It seems to be squirting something at ground level; the woman on it is operating levers. Same; from front. Very brief shot of several machines sitting nearby; men examining. Women working in field. Woman operating machine; sitting in field. Back to shot of group of machines. 1 woman digging hole; 2nd holds tree to plant. Women working in field weeding CU same; 2 of them stand; talking; 1 sharpens tool. Tree planting again now putting dirt around tree. Back to the women standing in field; laughing; man behind them is laughing too. Jumps around a bit more between tree and tractor. Farm implements.