Farming in Spring

1935
5.5| 0h10m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 01 January 1935 Released
Producted By: Gaumont-British Instructional
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://eafa.org.uk/work/?id=1413
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The film opens in January, showing scenes of a frozen pond and shots of the fields. followed by young cattle, or store cattle, being turned out to graze. The ruins of St. Mary's Abbey are in the background. Manure from the yard is loaded onto a tumbrill and two horses pull the tumbrill along a heavily rutted land for spreading on the fields. This is then ploughed in by horse plough.The head stockman prepares food for the sheep before lambing. He is wearing a sack tied around his waist as protective clothing. The film shows the lambing pens being built out of hurdles covered in straw. The sheep are brought into the pens where they are fed with mangles (mangolds). The spring sowing. The harrow and the seed drill are both pulled by horses. The operation of the drill is explained in detail. The final shots show a worker applying a top dressing to the field using the broadcast method.

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Documentary

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Director

Mary Field

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Gaumont-British Instructional

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Farming in Spring Audience Reviews

CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!
Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.