Educational film guide ()

631.4 1951 EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE IN COMMON CAUSE — Continued What soil conservation districts have accomplished how they are formed and operated and the big" job yet to be done in this program for increasing crop production and saving our soil IT'S YOUR LAND. UW-Govt 1947 4min sd b&w $5.12 631.4 Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. The devil gloats over a farmer at his dinner table. Food disappears from dishes as erosion carries away topsoil. Satan brags that only 2i/^ acres of crop land remain for each person in the United States, but he is routed by the local conservation soil committee of farmers and the activities they sponsor KNOW YOUR LAND. UW-Govt 1945 13min sd color $65.47 631.4 jh-sh-c-ad Produced by the U.S. Conservation Service from whose regional offices it may be borrowed Identifies 8 basic types of land; illustrates characteristics and uses of each; explains conservation practices to be followed LAND IN TRUST. CanNFB 1949 30min sd b«&w $90, free-loan 631.4 Jh-sh-ad Sponsored by the Dominion Dept. of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada On soil conservation showing problems facing farmers in different areas of Canada, any scenes showing erosion by wind and rain make plain the dangers of land abuse and the absolute necessity of protecting and preserving the soil. The development of soil through the centuries, the particular conservation problems in Eastern and Western Canada, and how soil fertility may be restored and maintained, are dealt with in detail LEVEL FARMING ON SLOPING FIELDS. Case 1944 lOmin sd color $50, free-loan 631.4 sh-c-ad Guide The application of modern power farming equipment to soil conservation practices. Demonstrates contour farming, contour strip farming and pasture improvement LIFE OF THE SOIL. NatFertilizerAssn 1943 33min sd color free-loan 631.4 sh-c-ad Available in either a northern or southern edition Emphasizes the necessity of growing both legume and non-legimie 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 illustrfated by scenes taken on farms, in laboratories, and on experimental plots Graphs, microphotography, and animation are used to illustrate certain points more vividly MUDDY WATERS UW-Govt 1944 9min sd b&w $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, resultmg in destruction of the soil by floods and erosion. Suggests remedial measures NEW SOILS FROM OLD. AmPotashlnst 1939 25min (also 45min version) si color freeloan 631.4 sh-c-ad Available in midwestern states only Shows an experimental soil fertility program in Illinois using limestone, phosphates and potash NO IDLE ACRES. MichDptConsv 1943 22min sd b&w color free -loan 631.4 jh-sh-c-ad Guide Available outside the state of Michigan only in June, July, August, and December Story of use and mis-use of lands in Michigan with suggestions for the future THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE. Phillips PetroleumCo 1947 22min sd color purchase apply, free -loan 631.4 sh-c-ad Produced by the Calvin Co. Features Dr William A. Albrecht, soil authority of University of Missouri, who also acted as technical advisor on the picture Designed to show dangerous effects of mineral deficient soils on crops and animals raised on farms OUR SOIL RESOURCES. EBF 1947 lOmin sd b&w (General science ser) $50, rent $2.50 631.4 * jh-sh-c-ad Guide Educational consultant: Dr Firmon E. Bear, editor of "Soil Science" and professor at Rutgers University Animation and 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 Venard 1949 631.4 THE PEOPLE TOGETHER. 42min sd color free -loan sh-c-ad tion Sponsored by the Sears Roebuck Founda Shows how thousands of acres of fertile land were lost thru erosion, over -grazing and over-cultivating, and what the people in one valley did to conserve their soil PERMANENT AGRICULTURE. IntHarvester 1945 32min sd b&w free-loan 631.4 sh-c-ad Produced by Wilding Studio Why soil conservation is necessary for continued rural and urban prosperity PLANT SPEAKS, SOIL TESTS TELL US WHY. AmPotashlnst 1945 lOmin sd color free-loan 631.4 jh-sh-c-ad Illustrates the taking of soil samples on the farm and interpretation of soil tests RAIN ON THE PLAINS. UW-Govt 1938 (rev. 1944) 9min sd b&w $11.39 631.4 jh-sh-c-ad Produced by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Shows the causes and effects of wind erosion and dust storms on the southern Great Plains, and the steps taken to reclaim ruined land. The rainfall in this area, if conserved, is usually sufficient to produce good crops. The urgent need is to conserve the rainfall so that a cover crop can be grown to hold the soil in place. To do this the Soil Conservation Service recommends certain farm practices including contour tillage, terracing, strip cropping with alternate strips of wind-resistant crops, sodding, planting of windbreaks, and the construction of dams— all of which are demonstrated in this film . : . 4^2