agriculture/farming

Question 1

what did the government stop after the war, what happened at the same time and what was the consequence

Answer 1

the government stopped all financial support to farmers and this happeended at the same time as prices for agricultural goods fell.
consequently many farm workers lost there jobs or had wages cut and the 1921 census shows that the number of male farm workers in scotland had fallen a great deal

Question 2

from 1913-1926 how did the number of men working in agriculture in scotland fall?

Answer 2

fell from around 33,000in 1913 to 26,000 in 1926

Question 3

what did rapid rises in food prices mean for farmers at the start of the war

Answer 3

there was an increase in prosperity and for many there wages rose - in some parts of scotland by 150%

Question 4

why was there a shortage of farm workers in scotland but what happened to combat this

Answer 4

there was a shortage of farm workers on many Scottish farms due to so many young men joining up however women, older men, younger boys, prisoners and conscientious objectors were all used as farm workers to replace them

Question 5

what did the war result in for scottish farming

Answer 5

increased mechanisation in scotish farming as thousands of farm hourses had been taken for the war effort