Changing Face of Farming

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1901

Date Released

8 Nov 1965

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Changing Face of Farming. DESCRIPTION: Pictures show the National Ploughing Contest at Birkenhead. Also a new device to be attached to a tractor used for sowing seed crops without tilling the soil, developed by the Agricultural Research Council. SHOTLIST: MS horse pulling plough. CU ploughed field. Pan up to horse pulling plough, pan on ditto pan down to ploughed farrow. CU plough horse. GV contestants ploughing some using horses to pull ploughs and some using tractors. MCU plough pan up to ploughman. MLS tractor pulling plough. MCU tractor plough cutting a farrow. MS ditto. CU pan ditto with plough being turned. MS man fixes seed bottle onto bottle holder. MCU ditto. CU man adjusts pressure on seed bottles. CU seed bottles. CU seed being poured down tube. CU seed poured onto paper. CU seed in solution on paper. MCU man checks seed bottle and cutters on the seed planter. MLS man in sugar beet field. CU to LS seed planter away from camera. MLS seed planter at work in field. CU seed planter at work. MCU pan ditto. BS ditto.

Keywords

Vehicles; Agriculture; Competitions; Celebrations and festivals; Science and technology

Locations

Birkenhead

Card file number

90404

Credits:

Camera: John Mould
Camera: Keith Medley
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

174

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