Science Helps the Harvest

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1837

Date Released

17 Aug 1964

Date Other

Aug 1964

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ascot - Show Jumpers Aim High
2. 2Science Helps the Harvest
3. 3Final Test - Return of the Old Brigade
4. 4Ida Has a Mudbath

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Science Helps the Harvest. DESCRIPTION: One factory at Linz, which produced chemicals for the farmer, has developed a chemical compound, called CCC which is claimed to be the greatest advance since the introduction of artificial fertilisers. Application of CCC, results in strengthening the stalk, which makes the grain better able to withstand the buffeting of bad weather. Imported from America, is a new combine harvester. It uses an electro-hydraulic levelling system. The main body of the machine stays level, while the cutter bar follows the contour of the hill. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV pan ruined crop and men in field. MS combine harvester. CU same. MS man’s hand cutting wheat. GV pan Linz. CU sign CCC gates open and truck loaded with wheat. MS truck. MS pan man pulls truck. CU scientist inspects stalks of CCC treated wheat. MS ruined wheat and pan to CCC treated wheat. CU woman scientist looks through microscope. MCU grain. CU wheat seen through magnifying glass. MS pan field with CCC treated wheat. MLS new combine harvester on hillside. LAS same. MS combine harvester towards camera. MS pan same past camera. CU combine harvester. LS same working on steep hillside. MS same.

Keywords

Vehicles; Agriculture; Science and technology

Locations

Sussex Downs; Linz; Austria

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

88701

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

183

Story extras:

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