Science and agriculture: the soy bean

United States, 1939

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A study of the interdependence of science and agriculture in modern life. In a fairly detailed study of the soy bean, its cultivation in China and the USA is shown; the processes of extracting soy bean oil, and the preparation and use of soy bean by-products in the home and in industry are shown.

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Credits

production company

ERPI Classroom Films

Duration

00:10:37:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1939

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009491

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - China

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Study and teaching

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - United States

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Agriculture - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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