United States. Department of Agriculture

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:27 Radio transmission of EKG data is tested on a jogger. Radio transmitted EKG data from chickens is used to determine the presence of New Castle Disease. P-12650-23

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:52 Trade, subsidies, taxes, trading rights, Secretary Block 21000312

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:14:30 Describes soil conservation work carried on in the island of Puerto Rico (Spanish narration)

Scope and Contents B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:30:00 The story of wool, beginning on the Western ranges where droves of sheep are tended by herders and their dogs. A stop is made along the trail for shearing. The film then shows the progress of the wool to market, to the great factories, and finally to the consumer. Marketing is an all-important chapter in this story. Cooperative marketing associations have been organized by wool growers to develop direct and efficient methods of selling. How these associations...

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:01:30 Pecan breeding, new varieties B-78-3-6

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:23:40

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:10:00 A workshop film employing a wide variety of film techniques. Takes full advantage of the magic of motion-picture craftsmen by weaving the filmmakers' presentation of man's capacity to conceive, imagine, and create. AWARD: Edinburgh International Film Festival, 1959

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B/W - Silent - 16 mm - 00:10:00 Hydroelectic power and irrigation from the same water sources within National Forests

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Color - Silent - 16 mm - 00:01:14 USDA Research Project. Cancer treatment for livestock using liquid nitrogen. P-12650-17

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Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:09:00 Produced with the cooperation of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, this film encourages the practice of culling out low-producing birds in laying flocks. It shows the time when economical and convenient to cull, and describes the physical characteristics to look for in determining which birds to unload and which to keep. The film shows that maintaining healthy layers will, in the long run, lead to more profit.