The film daily year book of motion pictures (1926)

U. S. Government Films (Below will be found a list of films produced by the Department of Agriculture. Lists of releases of films made by other Departments appeared in THE FILM YEAR BOOK, 1925.) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICE The motion pictures produced and circulated by the Department oi Agriculture deal with important lines of work in which the department and cooperating State institutions are engaged. They are intended to acquaint the public with the methods and significance of important activities, to gain public cooperation, and through making common property of the results of scientific investigations, to spread knowledge of improved methods in agriculture and kindred pursuits. Films are furnished free, except for transportation charges both ways. Application for films should be addressed to the Offiices of Motion Pictures, Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. In the following list, titles are arranged by subjects. The subject-matter bureaus are named, and the length indicated. ANIMALS, DOMESTIC Cattle Beef Cattle The Green Barrier, Bureau of Animal Industry, 1,979 ft. A story of cattle grazing in the Piney Woods areas of the South. Of general interest. Sheep in Psalm and Sage, Bureau of Animal Industry, 836 ft. The significance of sheep to man, economically and spiritually; great flocks in the West, shown for their scenic worth and to give a general idea of the industry. Of general interest. She's Wild, Forest Service, 957 ft. Cowboys on the Western cattle ranges. Indian dances. Of general interest. Sir Loin of T-Bone Ranch, Bureau of Animal Industry, 2,665 ft. Western range cattle industry ; stirring range scenes, with cowboy sports and a tincture of romance. Of general interest. Suppressing Foot-andMouth Diseas, Bureau of Animal Industry, 1,552 ft. Prevalence of foot-and-mouth disease in many foreign countries ; outbreaks of the malady in this country in 1914 and 1924; the radical, but effective method of American control. Particularly of interest for live stock owners. Weighed in the Balance. Bureau of Dairying. 2,987 ft. On cow-testing work. Particularly for dairy farmers, but of general interest. Dairy Cattle Great Dairy Sires and Their Daughters, Bureau of Dairying. 962 ft. For use primarily in connection with the Federal and State "Better Sires, Better Stock" campaign. Some of the greatest dairy sires in the country and their offspring. Of general interest to rural communities. A Tale of Two Bulls, Bureau of Dairying, 460 ft. An animated cartoon dealing with advantages in following the practices of the better sires movement. Brown's dairy farm is transformed through his membership in a bull association. Of general interest for rural communities. Dairy Products Swiss Cheese — -Made in America, Bureau of Dairying, 1,017 ft. Dairy Division methods as they are used at the Grove City, Pa., Creamery, operated by the Government. Of general interest, particularly to dairymen. American Roquefort Cheese — Made from Cow's Milk, Bureau of Dairying, 849 ft. Work at the Grove City. Pa., Creamery, using methods developed by the Dairy Division. How the secret of Roquefort cheese making has been solved and adapted to this country. Of general interest, particularly to dairymen. Milk-Made Products, Bureau of Dairying, 1,554 ft. Laboratory and factory methods of making dairy products, developed by the Dairy division. Of general interest, particularly to dairymen. Why Eat Cottage Cheese? Bureau of Dairying, 974 ft. Mrs. Brown learns how cottage cheese is made from skim milk at a modern creamery, how it is marketed, and how to use it in the home ; she serves it to her family. Of general interest to housekeepers. Sir Lacteus, the Good Milk Knight, Bureau of Dairying, 1,589 ft. A little girl, averse to drinking milk, dreams she is kidnapped by Sir Disease. Her parents appeal to Sir Lacteus, who, aided by his cohorts, Sire Fat, Sugar, Lime, Protein and Vitamin, defeat Sir Disease's men and rescue the child. Intended primarily for children. (See also silo construction, under Farm Engineering.) Diseases of Cattle Out of the Shadow, Bureau of Animal In dustry, 1,829 ft. Appearance of animal tuberculosis on a farm. Of general interest, particularly to dairying communities. Clean Herds — and Hearts, Bureau of Animal Industry, 3,757 ft. A sequel to "Out of the Shadows." Of general interest, particularly to producers and consumers of milk. Parasites of Cattle Mollie of Pine Grove Fat, Bureau of Animal Industry, 2,863 ft. Showing tick eradication work in the South. Of general interest particularly in the South. Making the South Tick-Free, Bureau of Animal Industry, 981 ft. The Federal and State cooperative campaign in the Southern States against the cattle fever tick. Of special interest in tick-invested areas. Charge of the Tick Brigade, Bureau of Animal Industry, 686 ft. An animated cartoon, relative to cattle attacked by fever ticks. Of general interest in the South. The Ox Warble— A $50,000,000 Tune, Bureau of Entomology, 965 ft. The discovery of the ox warble in a herd of cows, brought about by a drop of milk. Of general interest for rural use. Stable Flies and Their Control, Bureau of Entomology, 833 ft. Methods of protecting animals from the stable fly. Of general interest for rural use. Screw Worms — How to Fight Them, Bureau of Entomology, 782 ft. Harm done by the screw-worm fly and how the insect is fought in the Southwestern States. Of special interest in the Southwestern States Horn Flies — Pests of Cattle, Bureau of Entomology, 743 ft. How to prevent the breeding of horn flies. Of special interest in the Southwestern States. Horses The Horse in Motion, Bureau of Animal Industry, 980 ft. A study of the various gaits of horses, analyzed by slow-motion photography. Showing draft horses, pacers, trotters, runners, hunters, cavalry and police horses. Of general interest. High Steppers, Bureau of Animal Industry, 959 ft. Types of light horses, saddle and driving, that won prizes at a horse show in an Eastern city. Of general interest. Sheep Sheep Husbandry The Wholly West, Bureau of Animal Industry, 1,940 ft. Showing the advantages of approved methods in range sheep methods. For range and sheep growers, especially. Lamb and Mutton for Home Use. Bureau of Animal Industry, 950 ft. Dressing and preparing lamb and mutton for use on the farm. 752