In this film we are introduced to a farmer and his son who, in 1934, were distressed by the damage wrought by drought and wind to their farm. At the suggestion of the Forest Service Officer, the farmer decided to carry out a Forest Service plan for planting trees to act as wind-breaks and shelter-belts on his farm, as part of the Prairie States Forestry Project “The Shelterbelt” which extended from North Dakota to Texas. By 1939, this kind of tree planting was being encouraged all over the prairie farmlands in the United States with participation by the farmers an essential part of the program.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323040
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm life - United States
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm management - United States
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Droughts
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forests and forestry - United States
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Prairies
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Tree planting
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Trees
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Winds
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation