ABSTRACT
In view of Jenks’ previous resignations from the New Zealand Department of Agriculture and his misgivings about such work, it is surprising that, after Oxford, he applied to become District Lecturer in Agriculture for East Devon. The short-listed candidates were all well qualified and came from as far away as Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which shows how scarce professional work in agriculture was at the beginning of the Depression.1 In his application, Jenks gave the address of the Agricultural Economics Research Institute, which suggests that, besides his wealth of experience, Charles Orwin also backed his application.
