Producing Your Sugar- the Growth and Processing of Sugar Beet in Britain, 1943 D12641

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Description: English: Producing Your Sugar- the Growth and Processing of Sugar Beet in Britain, 1943 A farmer empties a bag of molassed beet pulp onto the floor of a barn. This pulp will form the basis of a ration for dairy cows. The bag containing the pulp is actually a re-used flaked maize bag, because as the original caption states "bags are bags these days". The small bags on the right are full of 'national calf starter', fed to calves so that milk is kept for human consumption. Date: 1943. Source: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//42/media-42820/large.jpg : This is photograph D 12641 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. :. Author: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer. Permission(Reusing this file): This photograph was scanned and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. The image was catalogued by the IWM as created for the Ministry of Information, which was dissolved in 1946. Consequently the image and faithful reproductions are considered Crown Copyright, now expired as the photograph was taken prior to 1 June 1957. Part ofMinistry of Information Second World War Official Collection. Subjects Associated places UK Associated events Home Front, UK, Second World War Associated themes British Home Front 1939-1945 Associated keywords Agriculture, Civilians, Countryside, Daily Life, Food. Categoryphotographs. Image Sortedyes.