Agriculture USA

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Agriculture USA is a short film from 1962 released on 16mm. It is held by at least two archives, including IUL Moving Image Archive and Prelinger Archives.

Correlates the growth of farming in America with the country's progress in becoming a great nation. Illustrates wildlife, land, and cattle in pioneer days. Describes homesteading and the establishment...

Agriculture USA
Produced byUnited States Department of Agriculture; Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Production
companies
United States Department of Agriculture; Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Distributed byUnited States Department of Agriculture; Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Release date
1962
LanguageEnglish
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Correlates the growth of farming in America with the country's progress in becoming a great nation. Illustrates wildlife, land, and cattle in pioneer days. Describes homesteading and the establishment of land-grant colleges. Depicts the increase of farming through improved mechanization and rapid farm to market transportation. Illustrates the need for laws and regulations to control farming. To commemorate 100 years of USDA.