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INFORMATION FOR PURCHASERS OF

SLIDEFILMS

THIS CATALOG brings you prices of slidefilms

of tfie United States Department of Agriculture,^

Titles are listed in alphobetical order according to

topic: topics are sfiovvn in tfie contents. Slidefilms

ore listed numerically on pages 27 through 29.

The slidefilms available in double-frame size (fig.

1) are so indicated.

Slidefilms of the United States Department of

Agriculture cover many phases of agriculture and

home economics. They ore designed for use in

teaching better farm and home practices. Most of

them are prepared cooperatively by the Extension

Service and the various subject-matter bureaus of

the Department. The Department bureaus credited

with the slidefilms listed in this catalog ore indicated

by initials, in parentheses, according to the following key:

AAA Agricultural Adjustment Agency.

AlC Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry (Bureau

of).

BAE Bureau of Agricultural Economics.

BAI Bureau of Animal Industry.

BDI Bureau of Dairy Industry.

EPQ Entomology and Plant Quarantine (Bureau of)

Ext. Extension Service.

FAR Foreign Agricultural Relations (Office of).

FS Forest Service.

HNHE Human Nutrition and Home Economics (Bureau of).

Inf. Information (Office oQPISAE Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering (Bureau of).

REA Rural Electrification Administration.

ses Soil Conservation Service.

WFA War Food Administration.

All slidefilms of this Department are on 35-

millimeter nonflammable motion-picture film. They

cannot be used in motion-picture projectors, or in

^ The supplement to this catalog lists the Department slidefilms that are available in color. You can obtain a copy of

this list by writing to the Extension Service, U. S. Department

of Agriculture, Washington 25, D. C

Washington, D. C. Issued April 1951
slass lantern-slide projectors of either size, without

adapters. They may be used in combination projectors designed to show either slidefilms or 2- by

2-inch color slides.

Slidefilms are known by several other names, such

as film strips, film slides, and by private trade names.

They should not be confused with motion pictures.

All the slidefilms listed in this catalog are silent,

but lecture notes are furnished by the Department

unless otherwise noted. In a few instances, farmers*

bulletins contain all the supplemental information

required.

Slidefilms are issued in single-frame, in doubleframe, or in both sizes. The single-frame films may

be used in any slidefilm projector. The doubleframe films may be used only in projectors designed

to accept them, although many extension workers

cut the frames apart and mount them in 2- by 2-inch

slides for use alone or in combination with the color

slides they produce locally. When both sizes are

listed under a particular film, be sure to specify which

size is desired. The^ersions are identical in content.

Both ore on 35-millimeter-width film, and they differ

only in the size of the picture itself.

Please note that prices are subject to change on

July 1, 1951. Instructions for ordering are to be

found on page III. Extension editors and other

leaders are notified of the issuance of all new slidefilms. All new releases are listed in the Extension

Service Review.

MOTION PICTURES

Listed also in this catalog under their relevant

topics are the titles of certain motion pictures available from the Department. More detailed information about these motion pictures and others can be

found in Agriculture Handbook 14, Motion Pictures of the United States Department of Agriculture. Send your request for the motion-picture

catalog to Motion Picture Service, United States

Department of Agriculture, Washington 25, D. C.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING

SLIDEFILMS

¡Read These Instructions Before Placing Your

Order

When purchasing shdefilms, send your order direct

pto Photo Lab, Inc., 3825 Georgia Avenue NW.,

Washington 11, D. C, the firm that holds the Department's contract for the year ending June 30,

1951.

The prices given in this catalog are for single

copies. When 10 or more copies of any one slidefilm are ordered, slightly lower prices are charged.

These quantity prices will be supplied on request.

l(No discount is given on orders for single copies of

more than one strip.) All prices are for singleframe slidefilms unless otherwise specified.

I Remit by money order or check made payable to

^Photo Lab, Inc., and forward direct to that firm.

A money order or check should accompany each

order, except in the case of large institutions which

follow the practice of issuing formal business orders.

^However, the contractor will not carry on an openaccount basis orders for less than $3.

For information regarding slidefilms write to the

Extension Service, United States Department of

^Agriculture, Washington 25, D. C.

IMPORTANT

The contractor listed above. Photo Lab, Inc., is the only

organization authorized to sell slidefilms in black and white

made from original material prepared in and by the United

States Department of Agriculture. As slidefilms are frequently revised, orders should be placed only after the latest

Department catalog has been consulted.
GUIDE TO SUBJECTS

Agricultural economics

Agricultural engineering. . . . .

Dairying

Extension work

General

4-H Club activities

Home demonstration work.

Farm labor

Farming (general)

Field crops

Cereals

Cotton

Grasses and haymaking. . .

Fire prevention and control

Forestry

Home economics

Horticulture

General

Gardening

Orchards

Insects

General

Bee culture

Crop insects

Pests of livestock and man.

Livestock

Animal diseases and pests.

Breeding

Dairy cattle

Horses and mules

Poultry

Rabbits

Sheep

Swine

Marketing

Miscellaneous

Plant diseases

Rural electrification

Safety

Soil conservation

General

Regional

Wildlife

Numerical list of slidefilms
SLIDEFILMS OF THE UNITED

STATES DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Conditionins and cleaning seed cotton. No. 512.

Released January 1939. (PISAE; BAE; Ext.)

See AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING. (62 frames,

$0.65.)

Gins and ginning. No. 51 3. Released December

1938. (PISAE; BAE; Ext.)

See AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, page 2. (56

frames, $0.65.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Banking

on fhe Land. Men Who Grow Cotton. The Crop That

Never Fails. The Sign of Dependable Credit. What Is a

Farm Worth?

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Bringing an old Wisconsin farmhouse up to date.

No 354. Released January 1935. (PISAE;

Univ. Wis.; Ext.)

At small cost a dairy-farm family made over, from foyndation to roof, an old timber house with lumber from their

own woods and now live in a comfortable modern dwelling.

(45 frames, $0.60.)

Care and repair of farm machinery. No. 628. Released March 1942. (Mo. Ext. Serv. and Fed.

Ext.)

A series of illustrated charts, prepared by the Missouri

Extension Service. As these charts are self-explanatory,

no lecture notes were issued. (49 frames, $0.60.)

Conditioning and cleaning seed cotton. No. 51 2.

Released January 1939. (PISAE; BAE; Ext.)

Shows need of proper picking and drying of cotton to

preserve its natural value. Drawings and photographs of

types of drying and cleaning equipment \n use. (See also

No. 513.) (62 frames, $0.65.)

Reissued March 1951
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Farm water supply. No. 104. Revised November 1937. (PISAE; Ext.)

Drawings, readers, and photographs show sources of water

supply, how it can be made available for stock and home,

and aids in keeping it clean. (48 frames, $0.60.)

Gins and ginning. No. 51 3. Released December

1938. (PISAE; BAE; Ext.)

Shows progressive improvements in ginning devices from

earliest times and how modern ginning, which involves

drying, extracting, cleaning, affects the appearance of

lint and its market value. Drawings and photographs

show types of equipment in use. (See also No. 512.)

(56 frames, $0.65.)

History and development of agricultural implements and machinery. No. 335. Revised June

1942. (PISAE; Ext.)

Depicts the history and development of farm implements

and machinery used in American agriculture from before

1 850 to the early part of the» twentieth century. Although

this slidefilm illustrates the development of but a few farm

implements, an attempt has been made to indicate some

changes that have taken place in plows, cultivators,

planters, seeders, grain harvesters, and threshing machines.

(54 frames, $0.65.)

Hog houses and equipment. No. 53. Revised

March 1940. (BAI; Ext.)

See LIVESTOCK, Swine, page 1 8. (30 frames, $0.60.)

Use of logs in farm buildings, The. No. 648. Released June 1944. (PISAE; Ext.)

The use of logs in building construction, which was well

understood by the pioneers, has been revived within the

past decade. The present shortage of building materials

and skilled workmen suggests a greater use of local resources to conserve critical work materials.

Logs can be utilized for most farm buildings. Careful

chinking helps to make the interior warm in winter and

cool in summer, also dry.

Photographs of structures that have been built furnish helpful suggestions as to the effective use of logs. (50 frames:

Single, $0.60,- double, $1.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Clearing

Land. Conveying and Measuring Irrigation Water. Irrigating Field Crops, Irrigation—A Brief Outline. Irrigation Farming. Preparing To Irrigate.
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DAIRYING

Dairy herd improvement association, The; identification and permanent record program. No. 554.

Released January 1939. (BDI; Ext.)

Positive identification of animals is necessary in order to

trace family lines for possessors of superior inheritance.

The tester eartass animals and records his findings with

the United States Bureau of Dairy Industry. (38 frames,

$0.60.)

Feeding and care of the dairy calf. No. 623. Released March 1942. (BDI; Ext.)

The housing, health, feeding, training, earmarking of the

dairy calf, from its birth to vigorous development, are

shown in detail in this slidefilm of pictures and charts,

(49 frames, $0.60.)

Marketing feeds through dairy COWS. No. 379. Released August 1935. (BDI; Ext.)

Types of cows and how to determine their value and kinds

and value of feeds. (31 frames, $0.60.)

Production of high-quality cream for butter making.

No. 429. Released September 1937. (BDI;

Ext.)

Clean practices in milking, clean farm surroundings,

prompt cooling, and frequent delivery assure high quality

cream. (30 frames, $0.60)

Save work in doing dairy chores. No. 674. Based

on Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station

Bulletin 503. Released March 1947. (Ext.)

The story of how one Vermont farmer studied the way he

was doing his dairy-barn chores and, as a result, was able

to make improvements that saved 2 hours and 5 minutes

of time daily and 2 miles of walking. (59 frames: Single,

$0.65/ double, $1.25.)

Some methods of estimating milk quality by bacterial tests. No. 170. Revised February 1939.

(BDI; Ext.)

Steps in three tests for estimating bacteria in milk and

counting colonies. Utensils and surroundings must be

clean to assure high quality milk. (49 frames, $0.60.)

Some principles of breeding demonstrated with the

herediscope. No. 278. Revised May 1942.

(BDI; Ext.)
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Designed to aid extension workers in applying in a practical way some oí the fundamental laws of heredity that

have been little understood by dairy-cattle breeders.

This slidefilm should be used only in connection with the

herediscope, a device designed by R. R. Graves of the

Bureau of Dairy Industry . (40 frames/$0.60.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Feeding

Farm Animals. More Milk.

EXTENSION WORK

GENERAL

County asent, The. No. 654. Released October

1944. (Ext.)

Intended especially for persons unfamiliar with the educational program of the Department of Agriculture, administered through the Extension Service. The aim of this

slide film is to acquaint them with the county agent and his

work. It describes in brief his agricultural background

and who he is, and illustrates in general his activities in

helping farmers to solve their problems. His influence on

the people in the county as a leader in rural affairs is

emphasized.

As a typical example of a county agent and his work, we

have chosen County Agent McVean of Kent County,

Md., though a few pictures of other county agents are

included. (64 frames: Single, $0.65; double, $1.25.)

Exhibit ideas. No. 631. Released April 1942.

(Ext.)

Made up of photographs of exhibits that are analyzed

and criticized in the lecture notes. The slidefilm is not intended for use before audiences, but rather for self-improvement and planning on the part of agents. Study of

Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication

634—Educational Exhibits—in connection with this slidefilm will aid agents in planning effective but inexpensive

exhibits. (37 frames, $0.60.)

Farm forestry extension in the United States.

No. 393. Released February 1936. (FS; Ext.)

Growing forest trees on farm woodlands under direction of

State extension foresters and county agents offers a variety

of possible benefits. (69 frames, $0.70.)

Home-grown food: Production, preservation. No.

663. Released October 1945. (Ext.)

Depicts the great variety of ways in which farm and urban

families have responded to the Nation's call for increased
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food production and home food preservation in accordance with recent research findings. The scope of the national food program is indicated in this discussion of results, as described in extension agents' reports submitted

« annually to the U. S. Department of Agriculture. (64

frames: Single, $0.65; double, $1.25.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS Food

and Soil. For Years to Come.

4-H CLUB ACTIVITIES

National 4-H Club camp, The. No. 679. Released August 1947. (Ext.)

Depicts high lights of the seventeenth National 4-H Club

camp, held in Washington, D. C. (35 frames, double,

$0.90.)

HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK

Convenient storage spaces, a joy to the farm

family. No. 408. Released November 1936.

(Greg. Agr. Col.; HNHE; Ext.)

Carries a floor plan for a house well equipped with storage

space. (62 frames, $0.65.)

Findins minutes. No. 638. Released April 1943.

(Fed. Ext. and N. J. Ext. Serv.)

Made up of drawings. If you are losing time and zest

in your homemaking, the first drawings remind you where

you may be at fault; the rest show that planning your

work and knowing the right thing to do—be it large or

small and done indoors or out—free you for health, leisure, fellowship. (43 frames: Single, $0.60; double, $1.)

Planning our family life. No. 587. Revised September 1944. (Ext.)

Where each in a family group shares equally in planning

for the farm, home, and members, the problems of everyday life are solved cooperatively, and the children learn

their relationship and responsibilities to their community

and Nation. (59 frames, $0.65.)

Simple way to iron a shirt, A. No. 649. Released June 1944. (Fed. Ext. and N. Y. Ext.

Serv.)

Presents a quick, simple method of ironing men's shirts

which requires much less time than the usual methods.

(44 frames: Single, $0.60; double, $1.)

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Step by step in everyday tasks. No. 643.

Released November 1944. (Fed. Ext. and

Washington State Ext. Serv.)

No one can afford to spend all day doing housework, or

neglect it too much because of outside activities. A good

manager works quickly and easily, gets the job done, and

has time left for other things. There is a short and easy

way to do every task. Unnecessary motions and steps

need to be eliminated. The correct way of doing a job

must be put into practice. (60 frames: Single, $0.65;

double, $1.25.)

MOTION PICTURE ON RELATED SUBJECT: For Health

and Happiness.

FARM LABOR

Labor efficiency on the (arm. No. 630. Released

March 1943. (Ext.)

In major jobs and in minor details of farm work, know how

to make best use of the worktime of hired helpers and of

your own the year round. Plan your work,- make work

light and save time; save lost motion of men and equipment; grow crops to yield high; handle labor intelligently.

(48 frames: Single, $0.60; double, $1.)

Learning about farm jobs from pictures. No. 652.

Released June 1944. (Ext.)

Designed to help in reaching a decision on how to do a

farm job in a certain area.

Shows how pictures may be used with job instruction. (50

frames: Single, $0.60; double, $1.)

FARMING (GENERAL)

American farm home life. No. 669. Released

June 1946. (Ext.)

Designed to give a general conception of modern home

life on the farm as it may be found throughout the country.

Supersedes No. 270. (62 frames, $0.65.)

Farm to fit your land. No. 676. Released June

1947. (SCS; Ext.)

Helps to depict the best use and treatment of land for

practical purposes; classifies the land according to what it

can produce best and still retain its productivity. (62

frames: Single, $0.65; double, $1.25.)
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Irrisation—lifcblood of the West. No. 680. Released December 1947. (SCS; Ext.)

Shows history and development of agriculture in the West

and its value in converting the arid and semiarid land of

this area into prosperous and productive farms. (56

frames: Single, $0.65; double, $1.25.)

Is farming for me? No. 664. Released July 1945.

(Inf.; Ext.)

Prepared to give servicemen, veterans, and others who

may want to farm a glimpse of what farm life ¡s like.

As many important factors should be considered, the

purpose of this presentation is to help prospective farmers

decide whether to farm or not and direct them to sources of

practical information on the subject. (54 frames, $0.65.)

FIELD CROPS

CEREALS

Hessian fly and its control, The. No. 407. Revised June 1947. (EPQ; Ext.)

See CROP INSECTS, page 15. (33 frames: Single,

$0.60/ double, $0.90.)

Treat seed grain. No. 459. Released January

1938. (PISAE;Ext.)

See PLANT DISEASES, page 22. (56 frames, $0.65.)

COTTON

Conditioning and cleaning seed cotton. No. 51 2.

Released January 1939. (PISAE; BAE; Ext.)

See AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, page 1. (62

frames, $0.65.)

Facts about cotton and southern farming. No. 666.

Released March 1946. (Fed. Ext. and Ext.

Serv. of Cotton States.)

Presents graphs showing cotton problems of today. No

lecture notes,- the slidefilm is self-explanatory. (63

frames, double, $1.25.)

Gins and ginning. No. 51 3. Released December

1938. (PISAE; BAE; Ext.)

See AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, page 2. (56

frames, $0.65.)
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MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Cotton,

the Co-op Way. Five Bandits of the Cotton Crop. Men

Who Grow Cotton. Some Pickin'.

GRASSES AND HAYMAKING

Frontiers of grass; a story of the western range.

No. 585. Released December 1939. (AAA;

Ext.)

See SOIL CONSERVATION, Resional, page 25. (64

frames, $0.65.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Blessings

of Grass. Blue Lupine. Grassland. Harvesting Native

Grass Seed. Hay Is What You Make It. Home on the

Range. Richer Range Rewards.

FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Prevent farm*fires. No. 642. Released October

1944. (Ext. and Purdue Univ., coop.)

A challenge to you! Help to reduce the annual fire loss

in your county by fireproof construction; replacements, not

patches; approved wiring.

Twenty percent of the fires are caused by human beings

through carelessness with matches, cleaning fluids, and

other combustible materials. Eliminate fire hazards, inside

and out. They are costly. (38 frames: Single, $0,60;

double, $1.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: A Most

Dangerous Combination. Dead Out. Fighting Large

Fires in Brush and Grass, Forest Smokechasers. Grass

and Brush Fire Fighting. Only a Bunch of Tools. Smokejumpers. "Smokey Bear" Forest Fire Prevention Trailers.

Then It Happened.

FORESTRY

Community forests, a local asset. No. 604. Released January 1941. (FS; Ext.)

A pre-Revolutionary community forest has been a valuable asset from the start. Such forests in a number of

States now yield profit, employment, and recreation.

(79 frames: Single, $0.70; double, $1.50.)

Famous trees in the United States. No. 507. Released January 1939. Lecture notes slightly

revised. (FS; Ext.)
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Trees that commemorate events in history and life, trees

noted for size or ase or unusual form, trees planted by

far-sighted early national leaders. (80 frames, $0.70.)

Farm and the farm woods, The. No. 622. Released January 1942. (SCS; Ext.)

See SOIL CONSERVATION, General, page 23. (48

frames: Single, $0.60; double, $1.)

Farm Forestry extension in the United States.

No. 393. Released February 1936. (Ext.; FS)

See EXTENSION, General, page 4. (69 frames,

$0.70.)

Farm forestry in the South. No. 447. Released

September 1937. (FS; Ext.)

Good practices in farm woodland management pay.

Various trees may be profitably grown. (64 frames,

$0.65.)

Forestry and human welfare. No. 506. Released

April 1938. (FS)

Forests contribute to the grazing of livestock and game,

water supply, recreation. (59 frames, $0.65.)

Production of maple syrup, The. No. 682. Released February 1948. (Ext.)

See MISCELLANEOUS, page 21. (59 frames: Single,

$0.65; double, $1.25.)

Southern pines pay. No. 595. Released July

1940. (FS; Ext.)

Idle land may be turned to profit by planting to pines that

yield turpentine, timber, and other crops within a few years.

Protect stands against fire. (50 frames, $0.60.)

Tree planting and land use. No. 620. Released

November 1941. (SCS; Ext.)

See SOIL CONSERVATION, General, page 24. (54

frames: Single, $0.65; double, $1.25.)

Use of logs in farm buildings, The. No. 648. Released June 1944. (PISAE; Ext.)

See AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, page 2. (50

frames: Single, $0.60; double, $1.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: A Destructive Invader. A Tree Grows for Christmas. Blessings

of Grass. Blister Rust—Enemy of the Pines. Everyman's
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Empire. Flood. Forest Fire Fighting in the South. Forest

Smokechasers, Forests Forever, Guardians of the Wild.

It's No Picnic. King of the Soft Woods. Lifeblood of the

Land. Ocala. Operation of a Forest Nursery. Our

White Pine Heritage. Paul Bunyan Had a Son. Pine

Ways to Profit. Realm of the Wild. Return of the Pines.

Smokejumpers. "Smokey Bear" Forest Fire Prevention

Trailers. Strength of the Hills. The Forest Ranger. The

Frying Pan and the Fire. The Greatest Good. The River.

The Tree of Life. There's More Than Timber in Trees.

Timber and Totem Poles. Tongass Timberland. Tree in a

Test Tube. Trees To Tame the Wind. Wetlands. White

Pine Blister Rust. Winter Wonderland.

HOME ECONOMICS

Canning chicken. No. 658. Released March

1945. (Ext.;HNHE)

Shows how to can poultry according to methods recommended by the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home

Economics, and also demonstrates a quick and simple

way to cut up a bird. All photographs were made in the

experimental laboratories of the Bureau and represent the

how-to-do-it steps based on the Bureau's research. (45

frames: Single, $0.60/ double, $1.)

Canning fruits and tomatoes. No. 660. Released

June 1945. (HNHE; Ext.)

This slidefilm is in two parts. Following introductory pictures of equipment, Part 1 shows how to can a fruit, illustrating step-by-step with peaches, according to the method

recommended by the Bureau of Human Nutrition and

Home Economics. Part 2 shows how to can tomatoes by

the same method. Other acid vegetables canned the

same way are pickled beets, sauerkraut, and ripe pimiento

peppers. All photographs were made in the experimental laboratories of HNHE. (49 frames, double, $1.)

Canning meat. No. 659. Released June 1945.

(Ext.; HNHE)

Shows how to can meat according to methods recommended by the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home

Economics. All photographs were made in the experimental laboratories of the Bureau, and represent the howto-do-it based on the Bureau's latest research. (40 frames:

Single, $0.60,- double, $1.)

Canning vegetables the steam-pressure way. No.

661. Released June 1945. (HNHE; Ext.)

How to can snap beans according to the method recommended by the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home
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Economics is shown step-by-step . All vesetables, except

tomatoes and pickled beets, are canned this way. The

* photosraphs were made \n the laboratories of HNHE, and

follow the method described in AIS-64—Home Canning

of Fruits and Vegetables. This leaflet, issued by the

United States Department of Agriculture, includes timetables and other printed directions as well as many of the

pictures shown in this slidefilm, so that home canners may

have them for inspection and ready rcíerence. (32 frames,

double, $0.90.)

Convenient storage spaces^ a joy to the farm family.

No. 408. Released November 1936. (Ores.

Agr. Col.; HNHE; Ext.)

See EXTENSION, Home Demonstration Work, page 5.

(62 frames, $0.65.)

Cooking meat according to the cut. No. 314. Revised May 1947. (HNHE; BAI; Exf.)

Because of its great popularity, this slidefilm has been

revised for better presentation. It illustrates methods of

cooking various cuts of meat so as to conserve food value

and bring out flavor to the fullest extent. (54 frames,

$0.65.)

Cooking poultry, older birds. No. 561. Released

April 1939. (HNHE; Ext.)

Steps in braising, casseroling, steaming, stewing older

birds; suggestions for typical dishes. (38 frames, $0.60.)

Cooking poultry, young birds. No. 560. Released

April 1939. (HNHE; Ext.)

Steps in broiling, pan frying, French frying, roasting chickens, and cooking other young birds. (51 frames, $0.65.)

Frozen-food lockers and your food supply. No.

586. Released September 1940. (BAI; Ext.)

Home-raised food makes your income reach. Freeze and

store this food, properly wrapped, to keep fresh throughout

the year in a locker plant of sound construction. The

slidefilm carries a floor plan for a complete locker plant

and shows types of lockers, a home-made freezer chest,

details of construction of a locker plant, and how to grow

and prepare plant and animal foods to freeze best. (63

frames, $0,65.)

Home-grown food: Production, preservation. No.

663. Released October 1945. (Ext.)

See EXTENSION WORK, General, page 4. (64 frames:

Single, $0.65; double, $1.25.)
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Simple way to iron a shirt, A. No. 649. Released June 1944. (Fed. Ext. and N. Y. Ext.

Serv.)

See EXTENSION, Home Demonstration Work, pase 5.

(44 frames: Sinsle, $0.60; double, $1.)

Slip covers for straight chairs. No. 592. Released

October 1940. (HNHE; Ext.)

Shows ¡n detail how to measure for material needed; how

to choose fabrics; how to cut, fit, and finish. (64 frames,

$0.65.)

Slip covers for upholstered chairs. No. 591. Released October 1940. (HNHE; Ext.)

We see how to measure two types of these chairs for

material needed; select fabric; cut, fit, trim, finish; make

and use patterns. (65 frames, $0.70.)

Step by step in everyday tasks. No. 643. Released November 1944. (Fed. Ext. arKJ Washington State Ext. Serv.)

See EXTENSION, Home Demonstration Work, pase 6.

(60 frames: Single, $0.65; double, $1.25.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: A StepSaving Kitchen. Freezing Fruits and Vegetables. Kids

Must Eat. Something You Didn't Eat. Truly Yours—The

Dress That Fits.

HORTICULTURE

GENERAL

Propagation of trees and shrubs by vegetative

means. No. 600. Released November 1940.

(PISAE; Ext.)

This means of propagation insures true perpetuation. Use

stolons, layers, cuttings, grafts, buds, sprouts, rootstocks

as shown. (47 frames, $0.60.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: How

Seeds Germinate. Killing Weeds With 2, 4-D. The Life

of Plants.

GARDENING

Back-yard vesetable sarden, A. No. 657. Released March 1945. (PISAE)

The process of growing vegetables in a 30- by 50-foot plot

in a small suburban back yard. The slidefilm covers
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selecting the sitc; planning the garden; spading and preparing the ground; planting, thinning, staking tomatoes

and beans; cultivating, irrigating, and succession cropping.

A section on making compost is included. (60 frames:

Single, $0.65; double, $1.25.)

Flower gardens. No. 500. Released April 1938.

(PISAE; Ext.)

informal, formal, and special gardens on parade enlist our

enthusiasm to try flower gardening. (64 frames, $0.65.)

Gardening cartoons, a dozen *'don'ts" for gardeners.

No. 633. Released April 1942. (Ext.)

Reproduction of the cartoons that appeared in the March

1, 1942, issue of Consumers' Guide, including the caption

under each cartoon and a garden plan. No lecture notes,

(16 frames, double, $0.90.)

Home-grown food: Production, preservation. No.

663. Released October 1945. (Ext.)

See EXTENSION, General, page 4. (64 frames: Single,

$0.65; double, $1.25.)

Home-grown plants for transplanting. No. 656.

Released January 1945. (PISAE)

Many gardeners ¡n town and city and on the farm will find

it advantageous to grow their own plants for setting out.

This slidefilm shows in close-up detail, step by step, the

various operations and tricks of the process—preparing

the soil, putting it in boxes, treating seed, planting seed,

caring for the young plants, transferring them to flats, cups,

and pots, and finally setting them out. (37 frames; Single,

$0.60; double, $1.)

Insect pests of garden vegetables and their control.

No. 503. Released April 1938. (EPQ; Ext.)

See INSECTS, Gop Insects, page 1 5. (63 frames, $0.65.)

New gardener. The. No. 641. Released April

1943. (Fed. Ext. and N. C. Ext. Serv.)

Charts the beginner's course simply and in detail through

the main steps in gardening. We see how to prepare the

ground; how to plant various seeds, how far apart, and not

too thick or deep; how and when to transplant, weed,

stake, and harvest. (49 frames; Single, $0.60; double, $1.)

MOTION PICTURE ON RELATED SUBJECT: Grow Your

Own.

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ORCHARDS

Soil erosion and its control in orchards. No. 611.

Released April 1941. (SCS; Ext.)

See SOIL CONSERVATION, General, page 24. (38

frames: Single, $0.60; double, $1.)

MOTION PICTURE ON RELATED SUBJECT: Orchard

Irrigation.

INSECTS

GENERAL

Insects, their growth and structure. No. 399. Released April 1936. (EPQ;Ext.)

Drawings show types and kinds of insects, the external

> anatomy, the internal anatomy in general, and some life

cycles. (44 frames, $0.60.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Block That

Termite. The Cicada.

BEE CULTURE

Anatomy of the honeybee, The. No. 151. Revised September 1939. (EPQ; Ext.)

Detail structures of the parts of worker, queen, and drone

as an aid in knowing bee culture and activity. (33 frames:

Single, $0.60; double, $0.90.)

Diagnosis of bee diseases in the apiary. No. 171.

Slightly revised June 1942. (EPQ/ Ext.)

The symptoms of the different diseases of bees distinguished

in the apiary and methods of control are shown and discussed. This slidefllm is Intended for extension workers.

State apiary inspectors, and instructors in agriculture.

Workers thoroughly familiar with bee diseases can substitute their own notes. (58 frames, $0.65.)

First lessons in beekeeping. No. 346. Sltghtiy

revised October 1941. (EPQ; Ext.)

Standard equipment and practical method of handling

bees for production of honey for home use. (45 frames,

$0.60.)

Transferring bees to movable-frame hives. No. 616.

Released May 1942. (EPQ; Ext.)

The honey supply of this country can be greatly increased

if bees are handled by modern methods. Here we follow
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throush in detail the method of transferrins bees irom box

hives and log "gums" to modem movable-frame hives,

from the beginning of smoking and drumming out the bees,

cutting combs to be moved, care in handling, use of modern

equipment, to the final views in the slidefilm—an apiary

built for northern winter and how to shelter it from the wind.

(36 frames: Single, $0.60; double, $1.)

MOTION PICTURE ON RELATED SUBJECT: Realm of the

Honeybee

CROP INSECTS

Chinch bugs and how they are controlled. No. 551.

Released February 1939. (EPQ; Ext.)

Life stages and habits of the insect, damage it does, and

how it may be controlled. (36 frames, $0.60.)

Grasshoppers and their control. No. 360. ReleasecJ April1935. (EPQ; Ext.)

Several kinds of common grasshoppers, stages of their

incomplete life cycle, examples of their damage. The

insect is controlled by natural enemies and by poisoning

with a prepared bait. (41 frames, $0.60.)

Hessian fly and its control, The. No. 407. Revised June 1947. (EPQ; Ext.)

Gives the history and life habits of the hessian fly and

recommends measures for ¡ts control. The slidefilm would

be of greatest usefulness in winter-wheat regions. (33

frames: Single, $0.60,- double, $0.90.)

Insect pests of garden vegetables and their control.

No. 503. Released AprlM 938. (EPQ; Ext.)

Life stages and plant injury of many common insects of

the two general types classified according to mouth parts.

(63 frames, $0.65.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Five

Bandits of the Cotton Crop. The European Corn Borer.

PESTS OF LIVESTOCK AND MAN

Cattle grubs, or heel flies. No. 637. Released

1942. (EPQ; Ext.)

Only in its grub stage, at the end of its 9-month journey

through an animaTs body tissues, can this pest be destroyed. Here you see various controls applied, some best

for farm herds, others for range. You also see seasonal and

life cycles, attack on cattle and their defense, close-ups,

distribution. (33 frames: Single, $0.60/ double, $0.90.)
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Horse bots and how to fight them. No. 405. Released March 1936. (EPQ; Ext.)

Three kinds of botfly and their life cycles. Protect horses

from flies and control bots through community action.

(39 frames, $0.60.)

Housefly and its control, The. No. 681. Released

October 1947. (EPQ; Ext.)

Shows ways and means of reducing large numbers of files

by eliminating breeding places and destroying the insects

and larvae by modc»rn chemical insecticides. (34 frames:

Single, $0.60; double, $0.90.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Horses

and Bots. Mosquitoes, The Mosquito—Public Enemy.

LIVESTOCK

ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS

Brucellosis oí cattle (Bang's disease). No. 632.

Released June 1942. (BAI; Ext.)

Gives the history, symptoms, and causes of brucellosis, and

control methods. This disease is also known as infectious

or contagious abortion, and abortion disease. Selfexplanatory. (48 frames: Single, $0.60; double, $1.)

Cattle grubs, or heel flies. No. 637. Released

1942. (EPQ; Ext.)

See INSECTS, Pests of Livestock and Man, page 1 5. (33

frames: Single, $0.60; double, $0.90.)

Eradicating tuberculosis from livestock and poultry.

No. 515. Released March 1939. (BAI; Ext.)

Types of tubercle bacilli that cause disease in farm animals; animals are tuberculin tested; effects of the disease

and its prevention. (36 frames, $0.60.)

Eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in the United

States. No. 683. Released January 1948.

(BAI; Ext.)

Depicts symptoms in order to aid the farmer in recognizing

the disease. Shows the need for drastic steps in destroying

diseased animals, cleaning and disinfecting premises, and

reporting suspected cases to livestock authorities, (33

frames: Single, $0.60; double, $0.90.)

Trichinosis, a disease easily prevented. No. 573.

Released October 1939. (BAI; Ext.)
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Stages of the parasite, causes of the disease, and its spread

and prevention. (31 frames, $0.60.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Battling

Brucellosis. Control of Worms in Hogs. Horses and Bots.

Livestock and Mankind. Outbreak. Vesicular Diseases

of Animals.

BREEDING

Some principles of breeding demonstrated with the

herediscope. No. 278. Revised May 1942.

(BDI; Ext.)

See DAIRYING, page 3. (40 frames, $0.60.)

DAIRY CATTLE

Feeding and care of the dairy calf. No. 623.

Released March 1942. (BDI; Ext.)

See DAIRYING, page 3. (49 frames, $0.60.)

MOTION PICTURE ON RELATED SUBJECT: Feeding

Farm Animals.

HORSES AND MULES

Horse bots and how to fight them. No. 405. Released March 1936. (EPQ; Ext.)

Sec INSECTS, Pests of Livestock and Man, page 16. (39

frames, $0.60.)

MOTION PICTURE ON RELATED SUBJECT: Horses and

Bots.

POULTRY

Eradicating tuberculosis from livestock and poultry.

No. 515. Released March 1939. (BAI; Ext.)

See Animal Diseases and Pests, page 16. (36 frames,

$0.60.)

National poultry improvement plan, The. No. 41 3.

Released April 1938. (BAI; Ext.)

Through his official State agency, any flock owner,

hatcheryman, or breeder may participate in this plan to

improve breeding and production qualities, identify these

qualities with uniform terminology, and control pullorum

disease. How flocks may meet the requirements of the

three puHorum-control classes and the five progressive

breeding stages is shown by readers, table, and photographs. (48 frames, $0.60.)
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Selectins hens for €93 production. No. 126. Revised May 1940. (BAI; Ext.)

How to tell the laying hen from the nonlayer, how molting

and bleaching index egg production, how to improve the

flock by selecting and breeding. (55 frames, $0.65.)

Standard breeds of poultry. No. 133. Revised

April 1940. (BAI; Ext.)

Standard varieties of poultry, male and female, and the

parts of fowls named. There are a few pictures of breeds

of geese, ducks, turkeys. (48 frames, $0.60.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Duck

Farming. Poultry—A Billion-Dollar Industry. Producing

Quality Poultry. Today's Chicks. Transplanting Hen's

Ova. Tuberculosis in Poultry and Swine.

RABBITS

Rabbit raising. No. 685. Released August 1949.

(BAI; Ext.)

Presents information on desirable practices for breeding

and feeding the domestic rabbit, and marketing its meat,

pelts, and wool. This information is suitable for both the

small back-yard rabbitry and the full-time operator, (50

frames, double, $1.)

SHEEP

Breeds of sheep. No. 141. Revised July 1939.

(BAI; Ext.)

Several breeds of sheep classified on the basis of fine,

medium, and coarse wool, and Karakul fur. (56 frames,

$0.65.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Cooperative Wool—From Fleece to Fabric. Wool—Marketing

and Manufacture.

SWINE

Breeds of swine. No. 44. Revised January 1940.

(BAI; Ext.)

Several types and breeds of swine commonly used in

producing market hogs in the United States. Lard and

bacon types are compared. (33 frames, $0.60.)

Hog houses and equipment. No. 53. Revised

March 1940. (BAI; Ext.)

A-type and box-type houses, loading chutes, feeders, and

other equipment and their construction. (30 frames,

$0.60.)
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Selecting and judging breeding hogs. No. 142.

Revised April 1939. (BAI/ Ext.)

Certain points are observed in scoring the various parts of

the two types of hogs (lard and bacon) raised in this

country. (31 frames, $0.60.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Control of

Worms in Hogs. Curing Pork Country Style. Feeding

Farm Animals. How To Grow Hogs. Pork on the Farm.

Tuberculosis in Poultry and Swine,

MARKETING

Crops of the Americas. No. 684. Released

March 1948. (FAR; Ext.)

Depicts the wide variety of products of South America

and Central America that are used in exchange in commerce with the United States. (41 frames: Single, $0.60;

double, $1.)

Federal meat inspection. No. 466. Reissued January 1945. (WFA;Ext.)

Contrasts conditions that may exist where Federal meat

inspection is not practiced with the methods of Government inspection by following through the work of Federal

officials, observing the live animals and after slaughter

inspecting carcasses and parts, the stamping and tagging,

the cooling and cutting up of carcasses, and the trimming,

packing, and shipping. (42 frames, $0.60.)

Marketing of eggs in the United States, The.

No. 271. Revised March 1938. (BAE; Ext.)

Eggs are weighed, graded, packed, stored; they are

shipped by express, truck, freight; four principal U. S.

grades of eggs. (53 frames, $0.65.)

Roadside marketing. No. 273. Revised June

1939. (Mich, and N. Y. State Cols. Agr.;

Mass. and N. J. State Depts. Agr.; Univ. N. H.;

Ext.)

Several kinds of roadside stands made attractive with

respect to location, display, signs, and advertising.

Charts of data from a number of stands show distribution

of a day's sales, of the days of the week, of the months of

the year, and of a year. (51 frames, $0.65.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Cooperative Wool—From Fleece to Fabric. Do Unto Animals.

Fruits, Vegetables, and Cooperation. Marketing Live-
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stock Cooperatively. Meats With Approval. Poultry—

A Billion-Dollar Industry. The Rural Co-oo. Wool—

Marketing and Manufacture.

MISCELLANEOUS

America (My country, *tis of fhee). No. 673.

Released January 1947. (Ext.)

Illustrates one of our Nation's great songs, which is often

used by 4-H Clubs. (27 frames: $0.60.)

Birds—their value to agriculture. No. 675. Released June 1947. (Ext.,- Fish and Wildlife

Serv., Dept. Int.)

Depicts life and habits of birds and their economic value

due to their use of insects as food. Shows means and provision for protection and emergency feeding. (61

frames: Single, $0.65/ double, $1.25.)

Circular letters. No. 667. Released March 1946.

(Ext.)

Part of a teaching kit on circular letters for use by extension

editors with audiences of extension workers. Designed as

an introduction to a discussion, or workshop, on circular

letters, to implant one practical idea—that circular letters,

like personal letters and radio scripts, are more readable,

more interesting, and more convincing if they are just plain

talk. (53 frames, double, $1.25.)

Colonial home industries. No. 517. Released

April 1939. (U. S. Nati. Mus.; Ext.)

Briefly traces development of the home textile industry and

early home equipment to present-day handicrafts. Some

patterns designed by homemakers through the years. (60

frames, $0.65.)

Crop reporting in the United States. No. 687.

Released September 1950. (BAE; Ext.)

Compilation based on farmer questionnaires on acreage,

production, livestock, and other farm produce, and cost for

supplies and labor. Reduction of risk for farmers in buying,

selling, and handling farm produce, (34 frames: Single,

$0.60/ double, $0.90.)

Crops of the Americas. No. 684. Released

March 1948. (FAR; Ext.)

See MARKETING, page 19. (41 frames: Single, $0.60/

double, $1.)
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Farm photography. No. 677. Released June

1947. (Ext.)

Based on an exhibit of photographs, "Tricks of the Trade."

Illustrates ideas gathered during years of experience in

photography. It can be adapted to general photographic

work. (28 frames: Single, $0.60; double, $0.90.)

George Washington, the farmer. No. 277. Released January 1932. (U. S. George Washington Bicentennial Comm.; Ext.)

Prepared in celebration of the two hundredth anniversary

of the birth of George Washington. Phases of his early

life and his home surroundings as a country gentleman.

(74 frames, $0.70.)

Historic rural homes. No. 334. Released December 1936. (Ext.)

Farm homes of interest because of their historic and architectural values and their association with leaders in American farming. (48 frames, $0.60.)

Homemaking in colonial days. No. 555. Released April 1939. (Ext.)

Early American home furniture and utensils, with views of

early interiors and of modern conveniences. (64 frames,

$0.65.)

On the trail of George Washington. No. 299.

Released August 1932. (U. S. George Washington Bicentennial Comm.; Nat'l. Park Serv., Dept.

Int.; Ext.)

Prepared in celebration of the two hundredth anniversary

of George Washington's birth. Made up of scenes associated with the life of Washington from the time of his birth

through youth. Mount Vernon days, the war, and the early

years of our democracy. (75 frames, $0.70.)

Production of maple syrup, The. No. 682. Released February 1948. (Ext.)

Shows the value of maple-syrup production in the United

States, and something of the process used. (59 frames:

Single, $0.65; double, $1.25.)

Rural colonial and early American homes and

gardens. No. 331. Released June 1936. (Ext.)

Exteriors and interiors of a variety of American homes of

interest because of their historic and architectural values.

(63 frames, $0.65.)
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Thomas Jefferson, the farmer. No. 653. Released

June 1944. (BAE; Ext.)

Jefferson was the first to become interested in many phases

of the work now pursued by the United States Department

of Agriculture and the land-grant colleges. His enunciation of the principles of the importance of agriculture to the

Nation's economy; his 62ep love of farming; his neverending search for improved methods, labor-saving implements and machines, and better crops and livestock; his

views on agricultural education, experimentation, and

cooperative action. (63 frames: Single, $0.65; double,

$1.25.)

MOTION >ICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Avalanches To Order. Cane Sugar. Choose To Live.

Farmers of Japan. Grass and Cattle. How Animal Life

Begins. In the Beginning. Ovulation, Fertilization, and

Early Development of the Mammalian Egg. Sugarcane.

The South Grows Green. Veterans and the Land.

PLANT DISEASES

Diseases of cabbage and related crops. No. 406.

Released April 1936. (Cornell Univ.; Ext.)

Photomicrograf3hs, tables, charts, photographs, readers

show causes and effects of the diseases and how they may

be controlled. (53 frames, $0.65.)

Larger barley profits through scab and blight control. No. 355. Released May 1935. (Univ.

Wis.; PISAE; Ext.)

Importance of the crop and of blight diseases, their effect

on various cereals, the life story of causative fungi, the

effects on livestock of feeding blighted grain, control

practices. (48 frames, $0.60.)

Nature of plant diseases. The. No. 165. Revised January 1939. (W. Vo. Univ.; PISAE;

Ext.)

Structure and development of fungi show how fungi cause

diseases of various parts of cultivated plants and how they

can be controlled. (47 frames, $0.60.)

Treat seed grain. No. 459. Released January

1938. (PISAE; Ext.)

Shows diseases of cereals and how they are spread. Control these diseases by preventive cleaning and treating of

seed grain. (56 frames, $0.65.)
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MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Blister

Rust—Enemy of Pines. Our White Pine Heritage. Paul

Bunyan Had a Son. Return of the Pines. White Pine

Blister Rust.

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

Electric power serves the farm. No. REA~2.

(REA)

Electricity on the farm at small cost has wide uses, from

making possible hot running water and the latest home conveniences to providing a movable motor and other farm

labor-saving devices. (50 frames, $0.60.)

New rural school, The. No. REA-5. (REA)

Applied electricity in the rural school brings new interests

and qualifies students through practical knowledge of use

of tools and equipment to meet conditions in the modern

home, the farm, the shop. (41 frames, $0.60.)

Running water for the farm. No. REA-6. (REA)

Water under pressure brings economic and social benefits

to farm and home. (44 frames, $0.60.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Bob Marshall Comes Home. Power and the Land.

SAFETY

Do you know? A picture quiz on form safety.

No. 665. Released 1945. (U. S. Dept. Asr.;

Notl. Safety Council.)

Designed to prevent accidents in the farm Kqme and on

the farm. Can be used in any of three way's: (1) As a

regular slidefilm, (2) as a discussion guide, (3) as a safety

quiz. (28 frames, $0.60.)

SOIL CONSERVATION

GENERAL

Establishment and maintenance oí grassed waterways. No. 559. Released June 1939. (SCS;

Ext.)

Gullies cause destruction. Slope and seed them to serve

as waterways. (29 frames, $0.60.)

Farm and the farm woods, The. No. 622. Released January 1942. (SCS; Exf.)
24 AGR. HANDBOOK 17, SLIDEFILMS OF THE

The farm woods are as much a crop-producing unit as any

other part of the farm, and with proper care and management yield high-quahty products for home use and for sale.

(48 frames: Single, $0.60, double, $1.)

Farm to fit your land. No. 676. Released June

1947. (SCS; Ext.)

See FARMING, General, page 6. .(62 frames: Single,

$0.65; double, $1.25.)

First things first. No. 640. Released January

1943. (SCS; Ext.)

Shows how the grassing of waterways controls erosion.

Contouring holds run-off on land of gentle slope; grassed

waterways direct it on greater slopes. (25 frames, $0.60.)

Raindrops and erosion. No. 672. Released February 1947. (SCS; Ext.)

Shows results of resea-rch relating to damage caused by

raindrops beating on soil. Illustrates raindrops as a

primary cause of destruction of topsoil. Depicts many of

the processes of raindrop action, and discusses their effects

in destroying soil fertility, causing flood run-off, and accelerating harmful silt accumulation in streams and reservoirs. (50 frames: Single, $0.60; double, $1.)

Soil and water conservation by the beaver. No.

502. Released October 1938. (SCS; Ext.)

History, habits, and economic relations of the beaver, with

particular reference to farm and forest lands. (48 frames,

$0.60.)

Soil conservation benefits wildlife. No. 558. Released March 1939. (SCS; Exf.)

Nature reclaims areas saved by soil conservation and so

provides cover for game, fish, wildlife. (31 frames, $0.60.)

Soil erosion and its control in orchards. No. 611.

Released April 1941, (SCS; Ext.)

Run-off and wind ruin orchards by gullying and by drifting

soil. Control such erosion by proved practices and use of

brush mulch. (38 frames: Single, $0.60; double, $1.)

Soil erosion in the United States. No. 467. Released October 1937. (SCS; Ext.)

Man-made erosion causes vast losses in land and crops

and lowers living standards. (48 frames, $0.60.)

Tree planting and land use. No. 620. Released

November 1941. (SCS; Ext.)
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Mistakes in land use result in loss of yields and soil. But

ruined land may still be made useful with plantingsadapte d

to sites and proper care as they develop. (54 frames:

Sinsle, $0,65; double, $1.25.)

Wild fruits for soil conservation. No. 668. Released June 1946. (Ext., SCS)

Shows how some eroded and odd areas of wasteland can

be used to produce edible fruits for human nutrition. In

such areas family diet lacks the fruits needed for adequate

nutrition But in these areas native or adopted fruits could

be produced on waste acreage and serve for both land

protection and food. (36 frames-. Single, $0.60; double,

$1.)

Wildlife and soil conservation. No. 670. Released January 1947. (Ext.; SCS)

Shows how farmers can increase and protect wildlife by

improving their land pattern to provide travel lanes and

grow suitable vegetation on wasteland, which when

properly planted will provide shelter and food for wildlife.

An abundance of songbirds, game, fur-bearing animals,

and other types of wildlife makes farms more valuable and

farm life more enjoyable. (58 frames: Single, $0.65;

double, $1.25.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: A Heritage Wc Guard. Adventures of Junior Raindrop. Erosion.

Flood. Food and Soil. For Years To Come. Fungi Snare

and Destroy Nematodes. Grassland. Harvesting Native

Grass Seed. In Common Cause. It's Your Land. Know

Your Land. Raindrops and Soil Erosion. Roads and

Erosion. Save the Soil. Snow Harvest. Soil and Water

Conservation. The Golden Secret. Topsoil. Water.

Water for a Nation. Wetlands.

REGIONAL

Corn Belt farmers fight erosion. No. 572. Released September 1939. (SCS; Ext.)

They do it by contour farming, terracing, rotation planting,

diversion drainage, check dams. (43 frames, $0.60.)

Frontiers of grass,- a story of the western range.

No. 585. Released December 1939. (AAA;

Ext.)

Development and decline of the western range. The

range-conservation program helps ranchers to restore and

protect grazing and provide watering places. (64 frames,

$0,65.)
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Irrigation—lifeblood of the West. No. 680. Releosed December 1947. (SCS/ Ext.)

See FARMING, page 7. (56 frames: Single, $0.65/

double, $1.25.)

Wildlife management through soil conservation in

the Northeast. No. 562. Released July 1939.

(SCS; Ext.)

Engineering practices and planting save land and make

useless land a refuge and source of feed for wildlife. (50

frames, $0.60.)

Wind erosion; its control on the southern Great

Plains. No. 456. Released December 1937.

(SCS; Ext.)

Erosion starts in a number of ways and leaves a varied and

tragic trail. Prevent and control it by practices that save

rainfall and soil. (45 frames, $0.60.)

MQTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: Blessings

of Grass. Blue Lupine. Grassland. Harvests for Tomorrow. Irrigation Farming. Muddy Waters. Rain on

the Plains. Terracing in the Northeast. The River, Wetlands. Wise Land Use Pays.

WILDLIFE

Soil and water conservation by the beaver. No.

502. Released October 1938. (SCS; Ext.)

See SOIL CONSERVATION, General, page 24. (48

frames, $0.60.)

Soil conservation benefits wildlife. No. 558. Released March 1939. (SCS; Ext.)

See SOIL CONSERVATION, General, page 24. (31

frames, $0.60.)

Wildlife and soil conservation. No. 670. Released January 1947. (Ext.; SCS.)

See SOIL CONSERVATION, General, page 25. (58

frames: Single, $0.65; double, $1.25.)

Wildlife management through soil conservation in

the northeast. No. 562. Released July 1939.

(SCS; Ext.)

See SOIL CONSERVATION, Regional, page 26. (50

frames, $0.60.)

MOTION PICTURES ON RELATED SUBJECTS: A Heritage We Guard. Realm of the Wild.
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NUMERICAL LIST OF SLIDEFILMS

No. Page

44. Breeds of swine 18

53. Hog houses and equipment 2,1 8

104. Farm water supply 2

126. Selecting hens for egg production 18

1 33. Standard breeds of poultry 1 8

141. Breeds of sheep 1 8

142. Selecting and judging breeding hogs 19

151. Anatomy of the honeybee, The 14

165. Nature of plant diseases, The 22

170. Some methods of estimating milk quality by

bacterial tests 3

1 71. Diagnosis of bee diseases in the apiary 14

271. Marketing of eggs in the United States, The.... 19

273. Roadside marketing 19

277. George Washington, the formar 21

278. Some principles of breeding demonstrated with

the herediscope 3,17

299. On the trail of George Washingto.n 21

314. Cooking meat according to the cut 11

331. Rural colonial and early American homes and

gardens 21

334, Historic rural homes 21

335. History and development of agricultural it-nplements and machinery 2

346. First lessons in beekeeping 14

354. Bringing an old Wisconsin farmhouse up to date. 1

355. Larger barley profits through scab and blight

control 22

360. Grasshoppers and their control 15

379. Marketing feeds through dairy cows 3

393. Farm forestry extension in the United States. .. . 4,9

399. Insects, their growth and structure 14

405. Horse bots, and how to fight them 16,1 7

406. Diseases of cabbage and related crops 22

407. Hessian fly and its control. The 7,15

408. Convenient storage spaces, a joy to the farm

family 5,11

41 3. Notional poultry improvement plan. The 17

429. Production of high-quality cream for butter making 3

447. Farm forestry in the South 9

456. Wind erosion,- its control on the southern

Great Plains 26

459. Treat seed grain 7,22

466. Federal meat inspection 19

467. Soil erosion in the United States 24

500. Flower gardens 13

502. Soil and water conservation by the beaver. .... 24, 26

503. Insect pests of garden vegetables and their control 13,15

506. Forestry and human welfare 9
28 AGR. HANDBOOK 17, SLIDEFILMS OF THE

No. Pagr

507. Famous trees in the United States 8

51 2. Conditioning and cleaning seed cotton 1,7

513. Gins and ginning 1,2,7

515. Eradicating tuberculosis from livestock and

poultry 16,1 7

51 7. Colonial home industries 20

551. Chinch bugs and how they are controlled 15

554. Dairy herd improvement association, The,-

identification and permanent record program . 3

555. Homemaking in colonial days 21

558. Soil conservation benefits wildlife 24, 26

559. Establishment and maintenance of grassed

waterways 23

560. Cooking poultry, young birds 11

561. Cooking poultry, older birds 11

562. Wildlife management through soil conservation

in the Northeast 26

572. Corn Belt farmers fight erosion 25

573. Trichinosis, a disease easily prevented 16

585. Frontiers of grass; a story of the western range. 8,25

586. Frozen-food lockers and your food supply. ... 11

587. Planning our family life 5

591. Slip covers for upholstered chairs 12

592. Slip covers for straight chairs 12

595. Southern pines pay 9

600. Propagation of trees and shrubs by vegetative

means 12

604. Community forests, a local asset 8

611. Soil erosion and its control in orchards 1 4, 24

616. Transferring bees to movable-frame hives 14

620. Tree planting and land use 9, 24

622. Farm and the farm woods. The 9, 23

623. Feeding and care of the dairy calf 3,17

628. Care and repair of farm machinery 1

630. Labor efficiency on the farm 6

631. Exhibit ideas 4

632. Brucellosis of cattle (Bang's disease) 16

633. Gardening cartoons, a dozen "don'ts" for

gardeners 13

637. Cattle grubs, or heel flies 15,16

638. Finding minutes 5

640. First things first 24

641. New gardener, The 13

642. Prevent farm fires 8

643. Step by step in everyday tasks 6, 1 2

648. Use of logs in farm buildings, The 2, 9

649. Simple way to iron a shirt, A 5,12

652. Learning about farm jobs from pictures 6

653. Thomas Jefferson, the farmer 22

654. County agent, The 4

656. Home-grown plants for transplanting 13

657. Back-yard vegetable garden, A 12

658. Canning chicken 10
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No. Page

659. Cannins meat 10

660. Canning fruits and tomatoes 10

661. Canning vegetables the steam-pressure way. ... 10

663. Home-grown food: Production, preservation. 4,11,13

664. Is farming for me? 7

665. Do you know? 23

666. Facts about cotton and southern farming 7

667. Circular letters 20

668. Wild fruits for soil conservation 25

669. American farm home life 6

670. Wildlife and soil conservation 25,26

672. Raindrops and erosion 24

673. America (My country 'tis of thee) 20

674. Save work in doing dairy chores 3

675. Birds—their value to agriculture 20

676. Farm to fit your land. 6, 24

677. Farm photography 21

679. National 4-H Club camp, The 5

680. Irrigation—lifeblood of the West 7, 26

681. Housefly and its control, The 16

682. Production of maple syrup. The 9, 21

683. Eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in the

United States 16

684. Crops of the Americas 19, 20

685. Rabbit raising 18

687. Crop reporting in the United States 20

REA-2. Electric power serves the farm 23

REA-5. New rural school, The 23

REA-6. Running water for the farm 23

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