The story of an orange-grower and his family in the citrus fruit growing area of USA and how they raise and harvest their crop. Budding, pruning, planting, fertilising, irrigating, controlling weeds and pests, and combating extremes of temperature, are shown in detail.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007961
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Study and teaching
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - United States
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fruit
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fruit - Diseases and pests
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fruit-culture
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Agriculture - Study and teaching
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fruit
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)