United States. Department of Agriculture
Found in 343 Collections and/or Records:
Polyethyene Liners, 1959
B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:03:45 Polyethylene shipping liners increase storage life for fruits and vegetables.
Pork on the Farm, 1940
B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:21:00 A well-filled smokehouse or cold-storage locker is insurance of a good home food supply. A brief introduction deals with the production of desirable hogs for home consumption. The technique of killing and dressing is well illustrated with emphasis on proper handling to avoid spoilage. Experts demonstrate cutting, curing, and the advantages of the cold-storage service now available in many communities.
Post-Mortem Inspection
B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:08:00 Stresses recognizing the importance of employees at all levels of an organization to achieve desired goals smoothly and successfully
Poverty in Rural America, 1965
B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:27:00 War on Poverty, rural areas, entitlement programs, national school lunch program, social welfare programs
Power and the Land, 1940
B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:39:00 Tells the story of a typical family—size farm before and after electrification. The actors are real farm people, members of an REA cooperative. First half of the picture, beautifully photographed in low key, carries out the themes of darkness before the coming of electricity. Shows the formation of an electrical cooperative by a farm group; illustrates savings and benefits brought by electricity.
Power Equipment for Trail Work, 1981
Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:10:00 Forest engineering. Forests and forestry. Forest machinery. Tools and implements. Deerlodge and Boise National Forests.
Prescribed Burning in the South, 1959
Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:23:30 An inservice training film designed to inform foresters and fire suppression crews as to the objectives, planning, execution, and benefits of correct prescribed burning in pine forests of the southern coastal plain. Prescribed fire, properly planned and executed, is a useful management tool. Among its benefits are control of undergrowth, reduction of fire hazards, improvement of wildlife habitat, and control of brown spot in young longleaf pine.
Production Credit Does the Job, 1953
Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:31:00 A Farm Credit Administration film tells the story of the Production Credit Associations and how they finance essential farm and ranch production.
PSA - A message from the United States Department of Agriculture - FOOD LABELING - Romeo & Juliet
Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:00 Romeo and Juliet balcony scene is used as a backdrop to discuss proper food labeling. Larger reel contains 8 copies of the same 1:00 minute footage.
Psoroptic Sheep and Cattle Scabies, 1956
Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:12:00 A film describing the history of the disease in the United States, symptoms in cattle and sheep affected with psoroptic scabies, loss of wool and hair, evidence of itching and irritation, and demonstration of causative mites including photomicrography of the mite. Methods of treating infected and exposed animals are also shown, and the principles of sound scabies eradication procedures are outlined.