Motion pictures for instruction (1926)

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LIST OF EDUCATIONAL FILMS 295 story of the farmer whose daughter contracts tuberculosis from the milk of his tuberculous herd. Ox Warble, The— U. S. Ag. The government service is called upon to assist in the extermination of the ox warble which has cut down milk production — methods used in combating this pest of American cattle. Pines That Come Back — V. S. Ag. How timber can be made a profitable crop on ground unfit for other agricultural purposes — good forestry practices and uses of timber. Poor Mrs. Jones — 4 reels — U. 8. Ag. A short drama which outlines the advantages of country life as compared with that of the usual small city flat. Plant Disease, A, and How it Spreads. U. S. Ag. The microscope is used in this film in the study of rhubarb blight to show the workings of the minute organisms that cause plant diseases. Potatoes — Early and Late — U. 8. Ag. This film tells how the potato, which is commonly called "Irish," acquired this designation, although fE is entirely an American product and was unknown until the discovery of the Western Hemisphere — methods of cultivation and harvesting of early and late potatoes in the great potato districts in Virginia and New Jersey. Poultry Farming — N. C. R. This film deals with up-to-date poultry farming — trap-door nests — young chicks — fancy roosters — sending baby chicks by parcel post — duck farming by scientific methods — turkey farming. Poultry Pests, and Their Control — U. S. Ag. Showing poultry infested with mites, fowl ticks, chiggers, and poultry lice, and the approved methods of control. Power Behind the Orange — International Harvester Co., 606 8. Michigan Ave., Chicago, III. A brief picture story of the orange during cultivation, irrigation, and fumigation — the ripened fruit and methods of shipment.