Mass Sowing for Britain’s Food

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1032
Date Released
14 Mar 1949
Date submitted
3 Mar 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Record Fodder Sowing. DESCRIPTION: In Queensland’s drive to increase food production for Britain, 31,000 acres of sorghum have been sown by 80 men and 29 combines. SHOTLIST: KS GV farmland countryside. MS loading sorghum grain into combine harvesters. GV field in which fodder is to be sewn. LS & MS of sorghum being sewn, various shots of sorghum being sewn. LS field with overcast clouds. SCU sorghum after few months. MS field of fully grown sorghum & being reaped.
Keywords
Agriculture
Locations
Queensland; Peak Downs
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
51578
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mass Sowing for Britain’s Food', British Movietone News Issue No. 1032, 14 Mar 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15624 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)