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The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following: "Herefords Oct. 66" [leader label]: Cowboys rounding up cattle. Marking the cattle with a liquid. Ranchland panorama. Bull. Livestock yard [a test station?]. Ear marking of cattle. Taking blood samples. Cattle auction. A garden party.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
A. Peach trees. Small child eats a peach. An agriculturist discusses methods of growing peach trees. Earlier trees are too tall; the best height for pruning, thinning and picking is an arm's length. Root stock. The distance between trees and rows of trees. Shaping trees with trained growth. This is the economic way to grow peaches commercially. (00:14:31)
B. Log cabin; pasture; sheep. Ranch views. Cattle. House; garden. Family scenes. Flowers, corn, vegetables, fruit. Livestock auction firm. Adults and students from Soda Creek and Williams Lake 4-H Clubs. [Clubs are sponsored by the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Youth Development Branch.] A beef evaluation exercise. (00:12:58)

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:

1. Cattle ranch; log cabin; snow-covered hilltop. A rancher tends a newly-born calf. Cattle. Two bulls ready for a fight. A dressed-up young cowboy. Cowboys round up and drive cattle.
2. Orchard. Cherry picking. Making preserves in a test kitchen. Drying apricots: sulphuring, preparation, drying box. Preserving pitted cherries with syrup, raspberries with sugar. Boiling berries for freezing.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Showing and working with cattle. Treating tomato blossoms in laboratory. Mixing soil in test greenhouse. Farm workers picking, sorting and boxing tomatoes.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
A. The Buckskin Land Cattle Company, located west of Williams Lake, is owned by Mr. And Mrs. Rudi Johnson and their children. To shorten the trip to town from the ranch, they have built a bridge over the Fraser River. It is on private property, but is open for public use. They tell the story of the bridge, and discuss plans to increase the size of their cattle herd from 400-500 to 1,000-1,100. (00:10:08)
B. At the federal agricultural research station in Summerland, Dr. Milmore [?] and Dr. MacArthur discuss their discovery of a way to eliminate bloat in cattle through controlled feeding. (00:04:25)
C. B.C.'s southern interior is one of the driest places in Canada. Al MacLean, of the federal agricultural research station in Kamloops, explains how to increase rangeland grass production by resting the land or re-seeding it with the most suitable grasses. (00:03:50)

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
A. Helicopter flying over forest with suspended bin. Aftermath of a forest fire. Truck on logging road. Examining burned tree trunks. Fueling a single-engined airplane at a bush airfield. Taxiing. Flying low over road and bush. Oil well and storage tank. Men signalling to circling plane. Examining bush growth. Cattle ranch. Forest. Two men at [airfield?]. (00:11:51)
B. Two young women tell the story of their registered Aberdeen Angus cattle herd. (00:07:30)

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:

1. Ewe with two newly-born lambs. Grazing sheep. Shepherd with two dogs. Shearing sheep.
2. Sign: "Polled Herefords. Kelowna Ranches." View of ranch. Gathering of ranchers. Lunch. Bulls prepared for show. Audience and speakers at meeting. Showing a bull.

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
C. The Kamloops area is well-suited for raising beef cattle. Bill Hubbard [?] of the federal agricultural research station at Kamloops explains how to increase hay production on a "three-cut" basis; the right variety of forage; soil preparation, fertilizer, watering. Irrigation and sprinkler system. Cutting and stacking. (00:05:50)
D. Showing bulls. An indoor cattle auction. Sign: "Kelowna Ranches". Showing a bull. Auctioneers and bidders. Sign: "Polled Herefords". Bull in outdoor corral. (00:11:17)

The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:

1. Apple picking. Mobile and self-propelled fruit-picking platforms.
2. A pig farming operation. Sow with piglets. Scenery; home; children at play.
3. Sign: "Bulkley Valley Beef Cattle Demonstration". Calf. Branding. Shearing a horn. Corral.

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:
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.