Blessings of Grass

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Description	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 management in the western national forests. Shows how to perpetuate grazing lands by protecting them from overuse by livestock and thus insure the income of ranchers and communities dependent on the livestock and grazing industry for a living" (Motion Pictures of the United States Department of Agriculture, 1945, 41). Depicts rounding up, branding and inoculating cattle in preparation for driving from private range land to National Forest. Shows duties of Forest Rangers, including monitoring fences and health of grasses. Cutting, raking and stacking of hay in using mostly horse-drawn implements is shown. Concludes by showing that U.S. Forest Service range management has helped western "cow towns" to prosper and grow.
Creator	United States. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service
Contributor	Edward Prescott : forest ranger C.W. Jackson : forest ranger Kenneth Bray : forest ranger August A. Schroeder : stockman Paul Hammacher : stockman John Shantz : stockman Austin Brady : stockman Roberth Oshins : stockman Jack Selby : "Honest Jon" Williams Charles McDonald : direction William R. McCarthy : cinematography Fred E. Dunham : cinematography Rebuen Ford : sound recording Maurice Joyce : voice
Date Issued	1940
Spatial Coverage	Western United States Beaverhead National Forest, Montana U.S. Dillon, Montana, U.S.
Duration	00:20:33
Color/Black & White	B&W
Sound/Silent	Sound
Nation of Origin	U.S.