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1949 EDITION 631.4 LIFE OF THE SOIL — Continiied This color film emphasizes the necessity of grrcwing both legume and non-legume cover crops and of adding organic matter to the soil Starts with the methods used by nature to maintain the fertility of the soil and shows how man has adapted these methods to maintain and improve the fertility of cultivated land. The fundamental values of organic matter, along with its relation to soil fertility and the efficient use of commercial fertilizer, are Illustrated by scenes taken on farms, in laboratories, and on experimental plots Graphs, microphotography, and animations are used to illustrate certain points more vividly MUDDY WATERS. Castle 1937 9min sd $12.28 631.4 sh-c-ad Produced by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service from whose regional offices it may be borrowed Story of land use and abuse In the Southwest. Shows conditions when the white man came and how his grazing and farming depleted soil-binding vegetation, resulting in destruction of the soil by floods and erosion. Suggests remedial measures NO IDLE ACRES. MichDptConsv 22min sd color loan 631.4 Jh-sh-c-tr-ad Guide Story of use and mis-use of lands in Michigan with suggestions for the future OUR SOIL RESOURCES (FORMATION AND * CONSERVATION). EBP 1947 lOmin sd (General science ser) $45, rent $2.50 631.4 Jh-sh-c-tr-ad Guide Collaborator Dr Firmon E. Bear, editor of Soil Science and professor at Rutgers University Animation as well as live photography are used to show the formation of soil, the factors that lead to the formation of different soil zones and the conservation aspects of soil control PLANT SPEAKS, SOIL TESTS TELL US WHY. AmPotash 1945 lOmin sd color loan 631.4 Jh-sh-c-ad Taking of soil samples on the farm and interpretation of soil tests RAIN ON THE PLAINS. Castle 1938 9min sd $11.39 631.4 sh-c-ad Produced by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service from whose regional offices it may be borrowed "This film is mainly concerned with the Southern Great Plains. It shows huge herds of cattle grazing, the plowing up of the soil, destruction by winds, what the wind does to the soil, and sand drifts around homes and buildings. In May, 1934, the sun darkened over Washington, D.C., by dust blown from dry plains. When rain falls, the grass and crops grow abundantly. Shows conservation methods such as planting strips of wind-r'»sisting crops, making land level and stabilizing with grass, leaving stubble on fields, planting trees to break sweep of wind, etc." Oregon RAINDROPS AND SOIL EROSION. Castle ♦ 1947 21min sd color $123.94 631.4 sh-c-tr-ad Produced by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service from whose regional offices It may be borrowed By a series of experiments it is shown how raindrops scatter the precious topsoil and make erosion. Conservation measures are necessary to combat the harmful effects of rainfall and turn it into a blessing. Mulching cover crops, strip-cropping, terracing and contouring are seen to be the agents that successfully prevent soil erosion SAVE THAT SOIL. AmPotash 1943 28mln sd color loan 631.4 Jh-sh-c-tr-ad Depicts In color the early South, the results of the one-crop system, and the reclamation and conservation of Southern soils through the use of legumes and modern methods of soil management SAVE THE SOIL. Rev. ed. Castle 1940 llmln sd $14.97 631.4 sh-c-ad A USDA film First released €is a silent film In 1932 "A general discussion of the problem of soil conservation. This very Interesting film shows the part that soil has played in history. The subject la so treated that it is of wide general interest." Iowa State College SOIL AND LIFE. Case 1942 lOmin sd color $50. loan 631.4 sh-c-ad-tr Guide "Important soil conservation practices, Including barnyard manuring, green manuring, the practice of strip cropping to prevent erosion, the building of terraces, and the growing of soil building erosion checking crops." Educators guide to free films SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION. Castle 1948 lOmin sd (Soil conservation ser) $13.18 631.4 el-Jh-sh-tr Produced by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Shows briefly how conservation farming methods may prevent further destruction of the nation's soil and water resources. It emphasizes proper land use as the basis for conservation farming. It shows how several of the best common conservation practices are applied to the land, such as contouring, terracing, strip cropping, cover cropping, rotation, tree and grass planting, and so forth SOIL FOR TOMORROW Rev. CanNFB 1948 20min sd color $262.50, rent $10 631.4 Jh-sh-c-ad -forum In the early days of prairie settlement, extravagant cultivation impoverished the soil allowing it to dry out and blow away. Comprehensive measures have been taken to restore and maintain fertility: improved agricultural methods; the planting of grasses and clover to anchor the soil and trees to hold moisture; the restoration of fibre to the soil; the construction of dams and ditches; using exhausted soil for grazing and moving families, when necessary, to better land TERRACING IN THE NORTHEAST. Castle 1939 llmin sd $14.97 631.4 sh-c-ad Produced by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service from whose regional offices it may be borrowed As beautiful scenes of the countryside unfold the commentator tells us that much of America's oldest farming land is in the Northeast. The serious soil erosion situation Is frequently taken care of by terracing. We learn how terracing Is done, its advantages and see land so cultivated Terracing is used successfully for growing potatoes, tobacco, truck farming and for fruit culture. Cover crops are planted and when turned under add fertility to the soil. It la necessary to Inspect the terraces regularly and to keep the channels of the outlets clear "Informative picture showing construction and uses of terracea and other erosion control measures as applied to northeastern part of United States." New Hampshire TOPSOIL. Castle 1948 lOmIn sd (Soil conservation ser) $14.09 631.4 el-Jh-sh-tr-ad Produced by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Tells the story of one of America's richest treasures — the thin layer of topsoil on 479