(D) Regional Geography: Fields, Factories, and Workshops: France in the Field
E. M. Stephan
'I come from Brittany, two of my uncles were farmers, and when I was a boy one of my great joys was to spend a few days at one of my uncles' farms.'
So that great broadcaster, Emile Marie Stephan, will tell you, and when you listen to his talk you will not doubt that he knows what he is talking about. You will get a very good idea of what the Breton farmer grows and how he lives. You will hear all about the big wheat-growing region called Beauce, between Paris and the Loire... And, more, you will be able to tell your friends and uncles and aunts the big difference between French farmers and English farmers, and between Britain and France.
The hedgeless fields, the small farmers who own and work their own land, the endless vineyards in the south round Bordeaux - you will be able to see them almost, and the one thing that will remain will be a wish to see them actually, as Monsieur Stephan in his talk has described them to you.