Synopsis
The film follows Ken, a young farmhand, as he takes care of his horse Poncho and helps his family on their general farm, which includes poultry and pigs. Ken learns the responsibilities of farm life, from feeding animals and collecting eggs to operating machinery for hay baling. He enjoys the work, despite its challenges, and aspires to be a successful farmer, even participating in a county fair with his pig. The story highlights the daily tasks and joys of farm life, emphasizing the bond between the family and their animals. Keywords farm, young farmer, animal care, daily chores, hay baling, poultry, pigs, family, county fair, responsibilities
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- Running time
- 11 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Helping Out On The Farm · ERD. · 2013-06-12
This film shows the farm duties of a teenager (Mid-West?), mainly after he comes home from school. It probably was made in the late 1940's or early 1950's. While kind of idyllic, the film was made for youngsters to view in school.
★★★★ · Poor Ken · Spuzz · 2012-11-02
Ken, (Bob and Don Dovell must have been busy) teenage boy, must sacrifice his teenage years, and waste away slaving on his Father's farm. He spends all day doing menial tasks, milk the cow, collect the eggs, feed the pigs etc while Bob McNamara, the trusted Frith narrator says that Ken is perfectly happy doing this. Did Ken get a chance for education, where, no doubt, this film would have been shown in schools? Does Ken have a social life? Or is he chained up every night?
★★★★ · Lovely Farm · JayKay49 · 2015-06-25
Mountains in the background, so not Midwest. Storm clouds build up near the end of the day. Colorado? Oregon? Maybe California? Excellent shots of horses chickens pigs ducks, a newborn calf, and at the end, pussies for sale (no it's not Eight Mile Rd). Funny how those busy farm kids, a lot like like Japanese school kids with their 10 hour long school day seem to get along just fine.
★★★ · Chores are Fun · Dodsworth the Cat · 2022-12-07
Milk the cows, tie the hay baling wire, collect the eggs, slop the hogs, bed down the horses, shovel the chicken you-know-what. And it's all fun! Yup, young Mike does all this work on the family farm after school, but has time to shake a hoof with his horse, Poncho (all animals in Frith Films have names). Mike is "husky" as they used to say it back then. Cameras have shown up on not only the day Rosemary the cow gives birth (I'll skip a "Rosemary's baby" gag), but so does Brownie the cat. This is a typical Frith outing, aimed at kids in school, with narrator Don McNamara stopping to pretend…