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United States. Department of Agriculture

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Found in 343 Collections and/or Records:

Polyethyene Liners, 1959

 Item
Scope and Contents

B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:03:45 Polyethylene shipping liners increase storage life for fruits and vegetables.

Dates: 1959

Pork on the Farm, 1940

 Item
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1940

Post-Mortem Inspection

 Item
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: Majority of material found within 1925 - 1986

Poverty in Rural America, 1965

 Item
Scope and Contents

B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:27:00 War on Poverty, rural areas, entitlement programs, national school lunch program, social welfare programs

Dates: 1965

Power and the Land, 1940

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Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1940

Power Equipment for Trail Work, 1981

 Item
Scope and Contents

Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:10:00 Forest engineering. Forests and forestry. Forest machinery. Tools and implements. Deerlodge and Boise National Forests.

Dates: 1981

Prescribed Burning in the South, 1959

 Item
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1959

Production Credit Does the Job, 1953

 Item
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1953

PSA - A message from the United States Department of Agriculture - FOOD LABELING - Romeo & Juliet

 Item
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1925 - 1986

Psoroptic Sheep and Cattle Scabies, 1956

 Item
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1956