United States. Department of Agriculture
Found in 343 Collections and/or Records:
An Airport Looks Ahead, Circa 1960s
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
Aphis, First Line of Defense
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.
Automated bagging of potatoes and garlic using the "Weigh-O-Matic"
B/W - Silent - 16 mm Footage of an automated assembly line. No credits or captions.
Basic Technique Through Home Landscaping, 1958
Bean Chips
Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:10 How bean chips are made; nutritional benefits Prod. 12700-24
Bedtime Bug Story
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
Bee Alert
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
Behind the Breakfast Plate
16 mm film reel
Behind the Grade Mark
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.
Better Days for Dixie, Circa 1930s
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