United States. Department of Agriculture

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:12 A cross between the sugar beet and the fodder beets produces the 'Fuel Beet' a source for renewable energy; fermentable sugars, Alcohol extraction 82ARS-2

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:15:00 The USDA Northern Regional Research Center explores the extraction of alcohol from various plant sources mixed with gasoline to provide better fuel economy and stave off fuel scarcity. New energy sources, microorganisms, bacteria, yeasts, corn, fermenters, sugar cane, sweet sorghum, surplus grain.

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B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:02:19 USDA - Agricultural Marketing Service. - Fumigation of roses with ethylene oxide to extend color, shelf life, and petal retention of cut flowers P-4331

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:28 Steps involved in genetic transfer of a trait of one plant to another. 82AR-13B

Scope and Contents B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:16:00 1. The Good Egg (1955) 00:06:30 A magic show, in which the magician is narrator, furnishes the device by which the maximum number of attractive ways of preparing eggs is presented in the shortest time. Animation and live action shows the nutritive value of eggs, basic egg dishes, and ways in which eggs are combined with other foods (Produced in cooperation with the Poultry and Egg National Board) 2. Know The Poultry You Buy (1957) 00:04:14 For those...

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:22 Test developed for the early detection of stored grain pests P-12700-11

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B/W - Silent - 16 mm - 00:10:00

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B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:16:00 Sets forth, in light vein, the essentials of food gardening; selection of the site, preparation of the soil, how to lay out a garden, planting, transplanting, cultivating, weed and pest control, and proper watering. A "dream" sequence shows, by stop motion photography, how plants grow. The picture closes with a series of humorous "DON'TS" designed to bring home, through exaggeration, the many pitfalls that might mar the success of an amateur gardener.

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:23 Jojoba, Crambe, and Lenanthus research, alternative plant sources for oils, NRRL P-12650-4

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:13 Briefly describes the use of the guayule plant as a source of domestic natural rubber. USDA TV News