In this film we visit a mid-western American dairy farm; we watch the farmer engaged in feeding his cattle, milking the cows, preparing the milk for marketing, and such seasonal operations as cultivating, haying, and storing fodder in the silo.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002824
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - United States
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dairy farming
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm management - United States
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farmers
Animals & Wildlife → Dairy cattle
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States - Social life and customs
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)