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The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following items:
A. An interview with Dr. Greenshields [?], director of the federal Agriculture research station at Saskatoon. (00:05:30)
B. At the Saanichton quarantine station, a researcher explains the Department of Agriculture's plant protection policy, which prevents the spread of plant diseases which may be brought in with imported plants. (00:05:30)
C. Dr. Lawrence Burr of Princeton, B.C., talks about methods of halting the blowing dust from old mine tailings that is polluting the town. The old mining town of Copper Mountain. (00:09:00)

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following items:
D. At Cawston, an entire unprofitable apricot orchard is cut down. The cut trees are shredded and dispersed as mulch. At Revelstoke, three deep wells are being drilled to provide water for irrigation and domestic use.
E. Orchard scenes.
F. The golden nematode, a pest of tomatoes, potatoes and eggplants, infested Vancouver Island in 1965. The plant protection of the federal Department of Agriculture eradicated the threat using quarantine, soil preparation and fumigation.
G. The federal Department of Agriculture's national potato-breeding program. At a research station in Fredericton, researchers select the best varieties for each region of Canada.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Test with fruit trees; orchard scenes; controlled tree growth simplifies fruit picking; ripe apples; clipping of branch tips; meadow, cattle and creek, cattle in corral; rounding up cattle in the corral and weighing them; workers' living quarters.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Planting seed potatoes with a machine; potato harvesting with a combine; dispensing fertilizer; harvesting corn; sorting and packing onions by hand; picking and boxing tomatoes; hoeing; irrigation system at work; selecting and bagging potatoes; machine harvesting beets.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Tomatoes, apples, peaches; growing tomatoes in a greenhouse at Summerland Hot House Tomatoes. Tree nursery: pruning, weed control, sprinklers, application of "centre leader trees"; adjusting the growing branches for easier fruit picking; the benefits of high density orchards; man and woman singing folk songs.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Grain or seed dispensers at work; "A film narration on chinchilla raising" feature on various aspects of chinchilla raising and breeding; trophies won by champion show animals, including Canadian National Show, N.C.B.C., London, Ontario, March 1967.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Rodeo scenes; large poultry farm (at Westbank); selecting and packing eggs; men inspecting fields, farm buildings, installations, old steam-tractor, cattle in pasture; lumber mill at lake; town of Fraser Lake; Endako Mines Ltd. display, a working model, ore samples, etc.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Mushroom growing in the Fraser Valley. Mushroom house, harvesting by hand and packing for the fresh market; quick freezing process, canning, transporting fresh mushrooms to market via Air Canada; cooking at home.

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Sign: "Venture Training Centre / The Sheltered Workshop for Vernon and District"; collecting pollen from blossoming tree.; Federal Dept. of Agriculture Research Branch meeting room; Venture Training centre workshop; the art of Japanese flower arranging; spinning sheep wool to make sweaters; a band "The Busy Bees".

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Mosquitoes as a pest to humans and domestic animals; controlling watery breeding places; dispersing insecticide by machine; mosquito larva; sequence on children learning to harness, ride and groom horses.

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Agricultural conference, co-sponsored by the B.C. Beef Cattle Growers Association, speakers discuss marketing; cattle at ranch; milking and dairy operation; cattle at pasture; cutting grass; views of CI Ranch Ltd., Alexis Creek; hay turner, baler, bale collector, hay shredder; cattle at the ranch; small airplane takes off from ranch airstrip.

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Ranchland views; old irrigation project at Deadman Creek, Lillooet District; new irrigation system, pumping water from the Thompson River; irrigation pipes and sprinklers; totally mechanized commercial hay ranch operation; machinery: baler, bale collector, boom loader; ranch house and scenery.

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Adjusting the branches of fruit trees; apple picking; orchard scenes; pruning young trees to control growth. Irrigation. Old fruit trees supporting fruit-laden branches. Apple bins. Stacking hay bales. Clearing land for orchard on Similkameen River. Growing and stacking hay. Bees. Apple crop. Loading apple-filled bins. Keremeos Grower Co-Operative packing house. ("Modern, 1968.") Asphalting road for dust prevention. Soil erosion.

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Spallumcheen Valley, B.C. An automated pig-raising operation -- 750 pigs, managed by one man. Details of operation. Soil analysis.

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Tractor driver checking tractor. Using tractor-pulled sprayer. Cattle grazing. Dairy equipment. "Dutch Dairies Ltd." milk truck at Armstrong Cheese building. Milk processing. B.C. Dept. of Agriculture dairy laboratory. Dairy samples from Fraser Valley farmers. Milk and milk product testing procedures and equipment. Cattle at pasture.

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Fruit processing section of the Summerland research station; "hydro freezing" process. Apple processing at plant in Summerland. Canning line. Tree surgery. Fairview Orchards, Cawston, B.C. Young trees and orchard views.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
The federal Dept. of Agriculture research station at Summerland. Views of the site. Tree surgery. Immersing fruit bins. Peaches treated in laboratory. Cherry trees. Apple trees. Recording weather data. Tending trees. Laboratory, orchard, and greenhouse scenes.

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Passengers in railroad coach. Cattle show. Tractor demonstration. Baseball game. Agricultural exhibits. Antique farm machinery, including steam tractors, steam ploughs, etc. Western Development Museum, exhibition site.

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Apples -- peeling and handling machinery, test-baking, canning. Home-preserving pears and green beans. Ripening green tomatoes. Irrigation system with sprinklers. Dammed lake, irrigation works (dam, canal, flumes, etc.) of Black Mountain Irrigation District in Rutland. Apple picking.

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Footage of irrigation works (canals, pipes, sprinkler systems, measuring equipment, etc.) in the Southeast Kelowna Irrigation District.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Aerial views of forest from helicopter. Workers prepare bins of seeds [?]. Helicopter releases bin over clearing. Various shots of the process. Dispensing weed-killing herbicide [?] by various methods, including hand-pushed dispenser, sprayer, tractor or truck sprayer, etc. Fruit picking. Fruit being treated [?] and selected, placed in bins, stacked and weighed.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Codling moth eradication program in Summerland. Producing quality fruit without applying insecticides.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Device used for pruning in orchards. Checking bud formations. Tractor pulling sprayer for weed control. In Vernon, district horticulturalist examines the bud formation on a branch. Apple picking; loading filled bins onto a truck. Cider making. Beehives. Collecting pollen from beehives with a pollen trap; selecting, cleaning, measuring and bagging [pollen?] for human consumption. Adding frames to the hives. The brood frame. Feeder bees, drones, a queen bee. Beekeeper working with hives. Label: "Silver Star Apiaries, Vernon, B.C."

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Cutting and collecting grass for silage. Filling the silo. Silo construction.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Detecting and controlling pear psylla and cherry fruit fly in gardens and orchards. Manufacture of specially-treated panels at Venture Training Centre, a sheltered workshop in Vernon. Use of panels to traps insects in orchards. In a major Vancouver supermarket, a representative from the federal Dept. of Agriculture's production marketing division examines the marketing situation of Okanagan Valley apples. Display of B.C. Spartan apples. A produce buyer and a housewife are interviewed.

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"Mushrooms, Jan. 1967": Preparing compost and growing mushrooms. Soil treatment. Picking. Use in cooking.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
"The Glades, March '71": The Glades is a five-acre woodland garden in Surrey, created by Murray and Lydia Stephen. "Potatoes, Aug. '67": Sowing and picking potatoes by hand. Harvesting potatoes by machine. Peaches: handling, treatment, sorting, and testing of peaches at the Oliver Co-Op and Monashee Co-Op.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
"Tranquille 1970": A field day at the B.C. Beef Cattle Test Station. A livestock officer outlines the operation of the station. The Hon. Cyril Shelford, Minister of Agriculture, explains the importance of participation in the testing program; better quality beef improves export possibilities. Federal Agricultural representatives demonstrate new test equipment and explain the grading of beef carcasses. At the Kamloops stockyard, Shelford and farmers witness the veterinary examination of pedigree Holstein cattle for export to Korea.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
"Dairy - Gill - June 71": Construction of dairy farm buildings. Treatment of liquefied manure. Views of farm area, cattle, pasture. New feed racks. Automated milking and milk treatment equipment. "Sheep - PNE - Dec. 68": Sheep pavilion at the Pacific National Exhibition. In an interview, a champion sheep breeder from the Armstrong area discusses grooming and economics. Judging of sheep. The winners. Judges explains the criteria. Farm dog herds sheep. Sheep in separate pens and in barn. Preparations for the show.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
"Vegs - Canim Lake - 1966": Views of Canim Lake. Beet field. Harvesting cabbages. Loading bins. Beet damaged by worm. Selecting and bagging beets. Making bins. Harvesting potatoes. Hay baler. Picking carrots. A dwelling with hanging skins and meat [?]. Children watching television in the house. Beet picking. Building a large root cellar [?]. Views of settlement, farm workers. Cabbage field. Farm workers.