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Food in England. Women all over England work regularly every year on the sugar beet crops. Since 50,000 farmers grow sugar beets in Britain they are able to produce a large part of their sugar ration. Britain's farms are organized into field areas, each with a "fieldman" who is liason officer between the grower and the factory

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Food in England. Women all over England work regularly every year on the sugar beet crops. Since 50,000 farmers grow sugar beets in Britain they are able to produce a large part of their sugar ration. Britain's farms are organized into field areas, each with a "fieldman" who is liason officer between the grower and the factory

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Picryl description: Public domain image of working farmers, agriculture, farm, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Date

01/01/1943

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United States. Office of War Information.

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Location

Quorndon (England), 52.74472, -1.17361

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Library of Congress

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