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The item is a documentary film on two reels:
Reel one: Choosing a cockerel at a Fall Fair (looks Like Saanichton Fall Fair). A chicken yard. How to set eggs on the family farm. Making a hatching nest. Three weeks later - hatched chicks. A successful hawk trap from England. Four-week-old chicks drinking milk. Feeding greens to chicks. Culling sick ones. An autopsy reveals congested lungs from chilling. Cutting a tire in half lengthwise makes two watering rings. Feeding water to chicks. Culling slow-feathering chicks. Cleaning out the poultry shed. Poultry inspector visiting and helping farm wife select the best cockerels. The rest will be fattened. The correct feed explained for fattening. A young boy on his wagon.
Reel two: Taking eggs to hatchery. Hatchery man inspects eggs then pays farmer. Special incubator made in B.C. Toes punched on some little chicks. Flocks of chicks & pullets in hatchery. Chicks drinking clabbered milk. Smearing chicks with lard & snuff to prevent cannibalism. Pullets in a farmyard pen. Stages of growth for two young chicks, Jiggs & Maggie, from 1 week to 12 weeks old, although Jiggs is not present for the last shot, having "got the rolling pin." How to get roosting fowls down from a tree - make a Long stick with a "T" at the end. Mother hens with chicks on the free range. Pullets in a pen. Marketing eggs at the Co-op, truck pulls up to COWICHAN CREAMERY TRADERS. Man unloading and checking crates of eggs. How to skin a chicken - better than dry-picking or scalding - a complete demonstration. Show winners - cockerels and hens -- Leghorn, Rhode Island Red, White Wyandottes, Light Sussex, Barred Rocks." (Colin Browne)

The item is a reel of unedited film footage. It shows the Fraser River flood of 1948: flooded farmland and villages including Hatzic; rescued farm animals; Clayburn general store; aftermath of flood (after water receded) - houses, field, flood damage inside house.

The item is a reel of instructional film from 1929 showing the production of linen from flax.

The item is an instructional film in two reels:
"Part One deals with the initial stages of growing and training an apple tree, and shows the steps taken from cross-pollination to seed selection and on to budding, pruning and top working. Part Two begins with bridge grafting and then shows entomologists in the laboratory studying insects that attack fruit trees. The various life stages of the codling moth are examined and explained. A horse-drawn spray unit moves through an orchard in British Columbia. The need for three and four applications of spray are explained and the stages at which it must be done. Scene of a spray and dust manufacturing plant. Blossom time in Quebec. Cultivating around the bottom of the trees to prevent the moisture being sapped by weeds. A grass mulch around the base of trees. Wire protectors around the trunk to discourage mice from eating the bark. Scenes of irrigation works in British Columbia, showing sluices, flumes, etc., costing about $14.00 per acre-foot. Thinning fruit in July, remaining apples left about six inches apart. Ripe apple in sunlight. Much of this film was shot on an experimental farm, probably in Ottawa." (Colin Browne)

The item is a b&w film documentary from the 1920s. "Depicts the harvesting of peas, almost all mechanically, from cutting to processing, showing automatic shucker and sorting by girls." (Colin Browne)

The item is a reel of documentary film from 1935. It contains scenes from the Interior Provincial Exhibition in Armstrong, B.C. "Part I contains the following: Pan of Armstrong from hill. A celery field at picking time; fields of cabbage and lettuce. Pan of onion field, onions on edges of furrows. President F.B. Cossitt and party in grandstand. Secretary Mat Hassen walking across racetrack. Dr. K.C. MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture, with the Fair Directors. Judging Ayrshires and Hereford steers. The famous "Salmon Arm Red Polls" -- judging steers. "A Farmer's Hazard" -- one of the Red Polls gets away. More judging and livestock processions, Percy French and Sam Shannon , judging. The Laird of Fintry, Captain J.C. Dun-Waters, meets [Manager] Hassen and others. Ayrshire procession. Pan of Fairgrounds. Jerseys, Clydesdales. Jim Turner, Cadboro Bay. Clerks for Judge Hicks of Agassiz. More horses. Kids showing calves. Morris Middleton judging calves. B.C. Provincial Policeman. Junior Shorthorn Club. Horse events -- riding and jumping. Hon. F.M. MacPherson, Minister of Public Works, awarding horse prizes." (Colin Browne)

The item is a reel of b&w film footage from 1935. It has scenes of the Interior Provincial Exhibition: equestrian and other sporting events; horse and cattle shows.

The item is a b&w film documentary from 1936. "Jersey breeders convene for a day trip to the Cowichan Valley to meet with other breeders and visit a Jersey farm in the Valley. There are good shots of cars on the Brentwood-Mill Bay ferry, driving on and off. A group of breeders and a barn full of Jersey cows. Cloth banner: 'Welcome from Cowichan Jersey Cattle Club.' Pan across farm, perhaps just south of Duncan, to banner over the driveway. Shots of Jersey bulls. Breeders having a glass of beer. Shots of Jersey cows and breeders. Ladies at farmhouse -- a long buffet table. Breeders eating. A little girl with a big cake." (Colin Browne)

The item is a reel of 16 mm film footage. In it a large group of agriculturalists visit the Frasea Dairy Farm to inspect the cattle, grounds, barns, etc., and to have lunch.

The item is a b&w reel of instructional film from 1929 which shows the production of leather goods.

The item is a documentary film from ca. 1931, originally on three separate reels. "The first two reels establish the importance of crossing different strains of wheat to create hardier and better strains, but there is nothing about British Columbia. Reel Three however, after showing the harvesting and threshing of grain on the prairies, moves to scenes of grain handling and shipping at the Port of Vancouver. [Long shot] grain elevator, Vancouver and closer shots of same. Pan across harbour to ship being loaded. Many good shots of terminal loading and storage facilities. Ship at wharf: "Dalveen". Excellent shots of ship being loaded, the facilities, and men working on the ship and docks." (Colin Browne)

The series consists of films created or acquired by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and its predecessor agencies, between 1928 and ca. 1981.

The agencies responsible for creating the films are:
Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1980-1981
Ministry of Agriculture, 1976-1980
Dept. of Agriculture, 1928-1976

The item is a reel of documentary film from 1928. "Scenes include Manager and office staff of the New Westminster Fair. A young boy travelling to the fair on a toy horse and sulky. Decorated teams of six horses, each hauling large wooden carts with proud drivers to the fair-grounds. Two of the carts are: "Ruby Stock Farms -- Portland Oregon" and "Mainland Transfer Co. Ltd." Scenes of Clydesdale horses, an Ayrshire bull, a Guernsey bull, a Jersey bull, a Holstein cow, an Ayrshire bull and a small model bull-pen. A prize-winning Tamworth boar among several other boars and sows. Winners of best sheep breeds shown and named. Sheep dog demonstration. Mountain lambs, controlled by dog. B.C. honey display --stacks of bottles in display booth, First Prize shown." (Colin Browne)

The item is a film newsreel from 1941. It shows news events of the world in 1941, primarily relating to World War II.

The item is a reel of documentary film from 1930. "'His Honour, Lieutenant-Governor Bruce, opened Armstrong's first exhibition, 1930.' No shots of Lieutenant-Governor, however. Various shots of exhibition grounds -- Ferris wheel, many cars, trucks, people, tents, stands. Carnival Queen and attendants on racetrack at opening ceremony. New buildings and improvements by the municipality. More than 500 head of farm animals assembled -- Ayrshire and Jersey cows predominate. March past of cattle. 600 schoolchildren [take part in demonstration] fire drill. "Boys and Girls of Armstrong District are well-behaved, healthy, clean and intelligent." Mayor T. Aldworth and principal dismiss kids. Buses transport kids to the fair. Livestock parade past grandstand. High school teachers pose. Hon. William Atkinson, Minister of Agriculture, confers with principals of Armstrong and Salmon Arm high schools." (Colin Browne)

The item is a reel of documentary film made in the 1920s or 1930s. It shows views around Oliver, B.C., cantaloupe planting and other horticultural activities and local people.

The item is an instructional film on three reels, from the 1930s. It tells the story of the introduction of the European corn borer to America and subsequent attempts to control its destruction of corn crops. Natural parasites of the insect were brought to Canada.

The item is a reel of documentary film from the 1920s. "The film examines pea production, from rolling, cultivating, disking and fertilizing the field to crop dusting with a biplane, seeding and harvesting. Much of the field work is done with horses, some with a tractor. Peas are dumped onto a conveyor belt at a barn, mechanically shucked, poured into wooden boxes and sorted by girls in white caps. Cows in a field and being milked in a barn, probably at Frasea Farms. Men (Agriculture inspectors?) drink milk from bottles beside a car. A sign on the roof of the car reads Frasea Farms." (Colin Browne)

The item is a reel of documentary film made between 1927 and 1929. "shows scenes on a large professional poultry farm in British Columbia with many views of the barns, sheds, pullets, feeding and ranging hens. There are shots of champion Layers contributing over 300 eggs per year. The finale is an idyllic porch scene with the poultry farmer's family sitting in the warm evening surrounded by lovely gardens and neighbours, and watching a sunset over the sea." (Colin Browne)

The item is a reel of documentary film made sometime between 1923 and 1939. It shows the proper procedures for profitable production and marketing of Canadian wool.

The item is a documentary film from 1939. "Hand spliced. Exterior of Government House and gardens with Royal Standard flying. Interior of Royal Suite where King and Queen will stay at Government House. King and Queen arrive at Parliament Buildings, King George inspects guard. Premier presents the address. King and Queen leave, move up Government Street by open car to Empress Hotel. King and Queen arrive at Empress Hotel for "luncheon". King presents colours to RCN Honour Guard in Beacon Hill Park. Sailors march past, King George takes salute. May 31, shots of the "Prince Robert". On the wharf, hundreds of veterans. King inspects Honour Guard. King and Queen board the "Prince Robert", crowds wave and cheer, King and Queen wave from bridge. The "Prince Robert" sails to Vancouver. The "Prince Robert". seen silhouetted in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Two girls wave as the ship sails by, accompanied by two destroyers. A written farewell. Pen sketch of the two young Princesses on a Union Jack [background]." (Colin Browne)

The item is a reel of b&w documentary film from 1929. "Opening ceremony of the Seventeenth Parliament of British Columbia. Shot of War Memorial and Empress Hotel from west wing. Highlanders march past, band, soldiers in front of buildings. Dignitaries arriving. Lieutenant-Governor [R.R. Bruce] inspects Guard of Honour. Group of Cabinet Ministers in top hats. The Premier, Dr. S. F. Tolmie. Minister of Agriculture, Hon. William Atkinson. Children celebrate 24th of May at Parliament Buildings. Parliament Buildings greenhouse. Head gardener checking plants in greenhouse. Plants in cold frames. Bedding summer plants. Grooming beds. Sprinklers on lawns. Mowing back lawns of Parliament Buildings. Correct way of packing tulips for market demonstrated." (Colin Browne)

The item is a film reel containing five short film items from the 1920s and the 1940s, spliced together onto a single reel:

1. Various shots of Bouchie Lake Fair, 1948.
2. Treating seed grain -- C.I.L., Shows Mr. T. Leach demonstrating how seed grain is treated chemically to prevent harm to it during germination, 194-.
3. Sheep shearing contest, Willows, Victoria, BC, Scenes include men shearing sheep, 192-.
4. Grading and packing apples -- Vancouver Winter Fair, 1928.
5. Gardens, flowers and ornamental shrubs, 194-.

The item is a news reel film from the 1930s. A variety of news stories featuring super tanks, child boxers, college students slinging mud, monkeys, bees, glider pilots, acrobats and a human cannon ball.

The item is a news reel from the 1930s. It contains a variety of news stories featuring dogs, "modern girls", a "modern Hercules", bicycles, motor bikes, Oregon people fishing and car stunts.

The item is a b&w documentary film reel from 1928. "Cleaning up, burning and ploughing land in readiness for planting. Levelling soil before sowing with one-horse drag. Sowing fine seed with hand sower. [Close-up of] demonstration of sowing. Planting lettuce sets for seed. Sowing sweet peas. A month later -- plants up. Flailing garden peas with a hand flail after they've been brought in by a horse-drawn wagon. Dwarf beans, lettuce and radish. Pan across flower-seed farm. Picking, screening and drying. Dahlia seeds. Picking sweet pea seed. Turning, fanning, screening and sacking seed. Rows of onions lying on the ground and being picked. Several pans across field and out over ocean. There is no indication of where this was photographed, but the Saanich Peninsula seems likely." (Colin Browne)

The item is a reel of what may be out-takes from a 1930s film. "This is perhaps a discard from the end of Seed film #67. It shows people working in a field. Rows of blooms. Workers pulling garden peas. Men inspecting seed crops. Pan across a row of beans. Men in storage shed. Pan across fields. Men walking in centre of clipped hedge. Tree. Pans across seed fields, buildings, people walking by." (Colin Browne)

The item is a reel of documentary film from the 1920s. "Seeds being culled, cleaned, planted and nurtured on Experimental Farm, probably near Sidney. Later, men in suits examine various types of grain being grown on the farm, all named with signs: 'Western,' 'Garnet,' 'Manchurian,' 'Victory,' etc. Pan across farm and fields." (Colin Browne)

The item is a reel of b&w documentary film. "Long wordy introduction and explanation of how sheep are bred and how breeds come into being. A flock of pure-bred Shropshire sheep on the run in a field. Flock with lambs. Men holding two rams back, side, and front to explain breed characteristics. Doing the same with two unshorn ewes and two Iambs. The "Kerry Hill" (Wales) sheep -- The Speckled-Faced Rent Payer! Map of England showing where Kerry Hills come from. Origin of Kerry Hill sheep explained. 'Charles Eccleston of Vancouver Island is an old Shropshire sheep-man. With the assistance of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and the Empire Marketing Board he imported the first Kerry Hills to America."' Views of Kerry Hill sheep while explaining salient features." (Colin Browne)

The item is a reel of animated film from the 1920s. Snap the gingerbread man is featured in "Hindu magic" and "Climbing the alps".