United States. Department of Agriculture

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B/W - Silent - 16 mm - 00:19:00 USDA with cooperation from the Weather Bureau, Modes of transportation i.e biplanes, dirigibles are disrupted by inclement weather, Weather Bureau, Meteorological Measurement, equipment, weather forecasting.

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:27:00 A film for training forest firefighters in the most effective use of water in extinguishing various types of burning fuels in the forests of Eastern United States. (Produced in cooperation with the State Foresters of the Northeastern States.)

Scope and Contents B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:11:00 The second in a series of four films prepared especially for school use by the Soil Conservation Service. This film tells the story of water; its numerous values and its potential destructive power when uncontrolled. It develops the theme that water is essential to all life and that the most valuable water is that which soaks into the ground where it falls as rain or snow; while the most destructive water is permitted to run off uncontrolled from the ground...

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:06:00 Tells the story of how and why farmers and city people can benefit from good management of the water that falls on farmland. The importance of good ponds and their role in combination with grass, terraces, and waterways is emphasized. Farmer Charlie Giddens of Agency, Mo., narrates the story from his own experience.

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B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:13:30 This film portrays the effect of water upon the land and its people. It shows areas which never have enough water… where people have to buy even the water they drink; areas which have more water than they can use; those where water comes all at once, and those where nature herself helps control a year-around supply. Presents case studies of farmers and ranchers from Maryland to Washington who join forces with nature to help sustain us all. 1457

Scope and Contents Sound - 16 mm - 00:24:30 The Rocky Mountain watershed furnishes water for millions of people and hundreds of communities from the Mississippi to the Pacific. Almost entirely on publicly owned lands, it is being hard pressed to service increasing year-round demands for water. This film shows how forest and watershed scientists at experiment stations in the forests and on the range are trying to find the best ways to increase the yield of useful water without damaging the soil and the other...

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:28 Water Conservation, Water harvesting methods B78-3-24

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B/W - Silent - 16 mm - 00:20:58 Forest Service, Extension Service, and Office of Motion Pictures. Shows the induction process and work of the men of the Civil Conservation Corps (CCC) in the National Forests of California. Film contains inappropriate racial content which should be only viewed in its historical context.

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:14:25 The story of how conservation practices bring beneficial wildlife back to the farm. Water, food and cover essential to wildlife are a natural result of soil and water conservation planning. Many scenes of birds and animals as seen on the farm. AWARDS: American Film Festival, 1963; Columbus Film Festival, 1963; American Association of Agricultural College Editors Blue Ribbon, 1962

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:15:00 Tells the story of the Federal-State Cooperative Extension Service, which brings to America's families, on the farm and in the city, the research findings and know-how of the land-grant colleges and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. With county agricultural and home agents, we visit families which have benefited from Extension's programs… on the farm, in the home, and in the community. P-1549