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Worst of Farm Disasters
Worst of Farm Disasters was produced alongside the USDA's Rural Electrification Administration (REA) films Power and the Land and Bip Goes To Town.All three films document the life of an Ohio farm family, the Parkinsons, as they promote REA loans for…
The Forest Ranger
Shows the work of the U.S.D.A Forest Service forest rangers across the nation's 161 national forests. Narration lists the forest ranger's duties to "manage the vast American woodland to produce more timber for home builders, more forage for stockmen,…
Forests Forever
Shows the necessity for Federal regulation of the nation's timber to insure protection and perpetuation of this vital resource. Shows that poor management practices for quick exploitation of privately owned forest lands has negative consequences for…
Blessings of Grass
Introduced as "the story of cattle grazing in the national forest," the film depicts cooperation between the Forest Service and local ranchers to manage the grazing of herds on public land. Original USDA publication catalog entry states: "Range…
The Home Place
A history of home construction and architectural styles in the U.S. Emphasizes the homestead as symbolic of American values and national character. "The American farmstead, stronghold of human liberty ts history and social significance. This film…
Harvests For Tomorrow
Documents farming practices in the New England states, showing the prosperity that fertile soils brought to hardworking farmers who cleared the hilly land. The fertile soil, rich in minerals, accumulated over the course of centuries covered in…
Block That Termite
A presentation of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine's code for the prevention of termite infestation. Using animated diagrams and detailed photography of actual termite infestations, the film educates builders and homeowners in…
Motion Pictures of the United States Department of Agriculture
U.S.D.A Miscellaneous Publication No. 574Distribution and sales catalog of 16mm and 35mm films and slidefilms produced by the United States Department of Agriculture.
The Farmer's Wife
"A documentary tribute to the farm women of America and an explanation of their part in winning the war. Exemplified by 'Mom,' the farm woman is shown to be a potent force in lining up the farm family behind the agricultural war production program.…
Crops For Combat
"Shows the vital role of oil from farm crops in time of war. With sources of palm, cocoanut, rung, teaseed, sesame, and other oils virtually cut off, and shipping hazardous, the United States looked to its farmers to produce oil crops to supply its…