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The Production and Development of New Varieties of Grain by the Dominion Experimental Farm

Item number (ISN):

178024

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1923

Item number (ISN):

178024

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA / OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA: 1970-1975

Accession:

1973-0262

Media:

Film

Part:

3 of 3

Production date:

1923

Production company:

Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau

Sponsor:

Dominion Experimental Farm

Description:

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Film about grain production. It shows: intertitles giving information on estimates for the crop of 1923; Marquis wheat; various long shots of farmers cutting wheat with horse-drawn equipment; long shots of farmers putting wheat into bundles; intertitles giving data on the increase of wheat grown due to new methods and varieties of wheat; various long shots of men on wagons throwing bundles of wheat into threshers; bundles of grain; shots of different machinery; intertitles giving information about Marquis, a new variety of wheat that is higher quality than its competitors; long shot of farmers stacking bundles of wheat together; intertitle and map showing that Marquis wheat occupies 70 percent of the wheat growing area; intertitle about the Experimental Farm in Ottawa and its breeding program (for wheat); a map of Canada showing locations of its experimental farms; long shot of breeding farm where different varieties of wheat are grown; intertitle explaining what the experimental farms do; a chart showing varieties of wheat, their average yield per bushel; pounds per acre and the average days required to mature during the 1918 to 1923 period; intertitle describing the chief characteristics used to judge wheat; long shot of a field of wheat at the experimental farm; series of shots and intertitles giving step by step explanation of the process of production of certain varieties of wheat; several shots of men measuring so that the planting holes in the field are straight when planting the grain; medium shotof instrument that produces the holes on the field; medium shot of men pushing a small wheeled tool, thereby planting the seeds; medium shot of a man on a small horse-drawn tractor; medium shot of a hat among stalks of wheat; medium shot of a man measuring the height of the wheat; medium shot of a man looking at the wheat making notes; intertitle about varieties of oats and barley tests for yield, quality of grain and hay; several shots of farmer cutting barley then bundling it up in a cloth; medium shot of a bundle being weighed; medium shot of a man picking individual stalks of wheat and examining them; close up of him holding several stalks in his hand; several long shot of crops at the Experimental Farm; pan over fields of wheat; long shots of a farmer cutting wheat with horse-drawn equipment; medium shot of a farmer cutting a crop with a cradle, manually swinging it to cut the crop; medium shot of cotton covers being placed over the stooks as explained in the previous intertitle; medium shot of wheat being bundled into cloth to take to the threshers; several shots of the threshing machine and the end product; medium shot of a machine that removes dirt from the grain; several medium shots of grain being graded by a man who works with a small machine, weighing the grain and putting it into a small sack; different shots of grain going into larger machinery to be cleaned and graded; several medium shots of two men removing impurities from the seeds by hand; medium shot of three different types of wheat against a white background to explain how Marquis was developed by crossing Red Fife wheat with Hard Red Calcutta wheat; intertitles start to describe the process of crossing varieties of wheat to create a new one; various shots of single heads of wheat of various kinds; medium shot of a man kneeling while dissecting a head of wheat, beside him is a small table; close-up of what he is doing to the wheat head; intertitle describes reproduction process of crossing different wheats together; a diagram and live action show in detail what intertitles are describing; close-up of two hands with tweezers plucking off parts of a head of wheat; close-up of two hands using tweezers to fertilize the plant.~Continues with medium shot of the man wrapping up the heads of wheat to protect from insects and birds; medium shot of a man pulling out wheat stalks from the ground; medium shot man pulling heads of wheat apart and putting them in ahorse hitched to a wagon loaded with grain; medium shot of the wagon being unloaded; long shot of two men in a field showing two different types of wheat; several long shots showing where wheat grain is loaded onto big lake freighters; medium shot of a freighter leaving the dock; several shots of the docks at Montreal, camera panning to the left; various shots of grain being unloaded from laker; map showing where grain originates and goes to across Canada; intertitle about progress made because of the development of Marquis wheat; close-up of sample of two kinds of wheat developed in Ottawa; long shot of a field with a variety of wheat; medium shot of a man in a field of wheat; close-up of hands showing various heads of wheat fanned out; close up of grains of wheat in his hands; intertitles talk of promise of the new varieties of grains; medium shot man in the middle of a field of wheat; samples of flax, barley and wheat, individual samples (not always identified); medium shot of a crop with very high stocks; and intertitle about progress in creating new varieties of grains. <46mn 30s>

Language:

Silent

Notes:

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1. On-screen credits identify this film as a production made by the Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau under the direction of the Cereal Division of the Dominion Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Canada.~2. Crown material over 50 years - copyright expired.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

170017

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-0547
7301-0548
7301-0549

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

170018

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8204-0114
8204-0115
8204-0116

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

7301-0547
7301-0548
7301-0549

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

170019

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8204-0117
8204-0118
8204-0119

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

8204-0114
8204-0115
8204-0116

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

170020

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8204-0120
8204-0121
8204-0122

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

8204-0114
8204-0115
8204-0116

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

170668

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 9104-0081

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

414628

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2005-09-0010

Number of items:

1

Duration:

120:00

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

980143

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2005-09-0045

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Made from:

8204-0120
8204-0121
8204-0122
7301-3720
7301-0266
7301-0267
7301-0268
7301-0269

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 9104-0081
V1 2005-09-0010

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD579

Restrictions on consultation:

~Available Onsite Only / Seulement disponible sur le site

Donor restrictions:

The permission of the donor, the NFB, is required to reproduce this title.

Copyright status:

Copyright expired.

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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