Motion pictures for instruction (1926)

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LIST OF EDUCATIONAL FILMS 293 by forest fires — how they destroy valuable timber — methods of control recommended by government entomologists. Forests Green or Gray— TJ. 8. Ag. The uses of the national forests for the present and future generations— how campers, hikers, tourists can protect them from destruction by fire. Helping Negroes Farm — 2 reels — TJ. S. Ag. Showing the beginning of the work of the agricultural extension service among the negro farmers of the South and their families, benefits effected, and operation today. High Steppers — Horses — TJ. S. Ag. Types of light horses for saddle and driving, that won prizes at a horse show in an Eastern city. Horn Flies, Pests of Cattle — TJ. 8. Ag. Means of preventing the breeding of horn flies, thereby reducing the harm done by their attacks on cattle — methods of control used in the southwestern states. How and Why of Spuds — TJ. 8. Ag. The production of the American potato, which is second only to wheat as a human food — modern methods and machinery in Aroostook County, Maine. How to Poison BollWeevils — TJ. S. Ag. A lecturer explains the proper methods of poisoning cotton to control the boll-weevil — various types of poisoning machinery — the calcium arsenate method — methods of application — tests of poisoning material. In the Wake of the Storm — International Harvester Co., 606 8. Michigan Ave., Chicago, III. Scenes in Southern Illinois and Northern Indiana following the great tornado in March of 1925 — views of destroyed villages, orchards, farms — the wreckage of the coal mines, power lines, and means of communication such as telegraph, telephone, and railroad — temporary hospitals and relief stations — beginning the work of reconstruction — rebuilding of the towns and cultivation on the farms.