[B] HMSO, Home Defence and the Farmer (1958)

Pamphlet outlining civil defence advice for farming communities. For use in preparation for nuclear attack.

Summary: This Handbook has been prepared ... to present in non-technical language information about radioactive material, called 'fall-out', the best assessment that can be made at present of its effect on farming, and to advise how it might be dealt with. Some of the recommendations in this handbook may, however, require amendment in the light of current in the light of current and future research. -- p. 4.

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