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United States. Department of Agriculture

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Found in 343 Collections and/or Records:

An Airport Looks Ahead, Circa 1960s

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Scope and Contents

Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:27:00 The importance of airport administrators having in place a 'disaster control plan' in case of a nuclear attack. [Produced -Motion Picture Service, USDA](Presented by Federal Aviation Agency) Screenplay: R. Stephen Brode Direction: Homer Boor Camera: Richard W. Milstead Editing: Judd Scott Animation: Seymour B. Payne Set Design: Richard Lichens Sound: Max. T. Madson p-1518

Dates: Circa 1960s

Aphis, First Line of Defense

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Scope and Contents

Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:20:00 Documents efforts to detect, track, and eradicate various foreign agricultural pests. Depicts detailed inspections at airports, seaports and borders of personal, commercial, and military shipments of goods. Methods of treatment for infestations. Regulatory compliance.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1925 - 1986

Automated bagging of potatoes and garlic using the "Weigh-O-Matic"

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Scope and Contents

B/W - Silent - 16 mm Footage of an automated assembly line. No credits or captions.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1925 - 1986

Basic Technique Through Home Landscaping, 1958

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Scope and Contents Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:11:30 This how-to-do-it film show that the house that pleases the eye of passers-by is one that employs good landscaping. In the public area in front, symmetry and balance are desired; in the utility area in the back, the play and garden spaces are located for convenience and need; and the private, outdoor living area is planted in trees, shrubs and flowers to conform with either a formal or informal setting. (In cooperation with the American Association of...
Dates: 1958

Bean Chips

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Scope and Contents

Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:10 How bean chips are made; nutritional benefits Prod. 12700-24

Dates: Majority of material found within 1925 - 1986

Bedtime Bug Story

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Scope and Contents

Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:00 UDSA ARS Public Service TV Spot - A warning to not import foreign pests on plants or other materials when traveling. P-5538-7

Dates: Majority of material found within 1925 - 1986

Bee Alert

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Scope and Contents

Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:19 By crossbreeding the Africanized Honeybee with less aggressive bees, the 'Killer Bee' becomes more easily managed. P-12700-15

Dates: Majority of material found within 1925 - 1986

Behind the Breakfast Plate

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Scope and Contents

16 mm film reel

Dates: Majority of material found within 1925 - 1986

Behind the Grade Mark

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Scope and Contents

Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:20:00 Processing and packing plant inspection, quality grading, automated processing, sampling, lab tests for quality, net weight, container fill, consistency, shape, texture, lack of defects, USDA invented testing devices, USDA color guides. From the USDA Fruit and Vegetable Division of the Agricultural Marketing Service.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1925 - 1986

Better Days for Dixie, Circa 1930s

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Scope and Contents

B/W - Silent - 16 mm - 00:04:00 Animated, silent, short film illustrating the importance of planting diversification in avoiding a crop surplus and incurring tariffs. 273-M

Dates: Circa 1930s