Speedy Spuds

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2024
Date Released
18 Mar 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Speedy Spuds. DESCRIPTION: Claimed to be the fastest automatic potato planter on the market, a two acres an hour machine is demonstrated in Kent. SHOTLIST: LS trays of potatoes being loaded onto planting machine. GV field to be planted with potatoes. Pan seed potato planter at work in field. MCU boy empties tray of potatoes into chute. MS ditto. CU potatoes move off measurer onto conveyor belt. CU potatoes along conveyor. CU potatoes planted as they come off end of conveyor. CU soil turned on top of potatoes. MS man at controls of planting machine. CU potatoes poured into chute. CU potatoes measured on conveyor. CU potatoes along conveyor. CU potatoes off end of conveyor. CU soil turned on top of potatoes. GV seed potato planter at work.
Keywords
Agriculture; Science and technology; Forestry; Fisheries; Animal husbandry
Locations
Kent; England; Thanet
Card file number
93334
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Speedy Spuds', British Movietone News Issue No. 2024, 18 Mar 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27299 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)