FOLLOWING the wettest autumn since records began it is a pity that K Thomas is unable to appreciate the logistical nightmare that harvesting crops has been this year (Letters, January 13). Rather than marvel that any crops were retrieved at all he negatively focuses on the soil left on the roads as farm machinery left the fields.

Presumably he believes farmers just mess about in fields for their own recreation and all food is produced in a big factory just behind the supermarket.

History has a habit of repeating itself and K Thomas may yet see the day when he stands at the end of the long queue at the bread counter feverishly clutching his ration coupons.

Brian Liddle,

West Lilling Farm,

West Lilling,

York.

Updated: 11:26 Saturday, January 20, 2001