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” Wheat: from Field to Flour ” (1973)

1973 · Short film · 11 min

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This educational film was produced by Centron Educational Films, which produced classroom and corporate films from the 1940s through the early 1990s. It discusses wheat production starting from the preparation of the soil and ending at the final product sold in supermarkets. It was released on October 12th, 1973, and was produced with advisory from E. L. Mader, Ph.D., a professor of farm crops at Kansas State University’s agronomy department. Title banner “Wheat: From Field to Flour” (00:37). A grain terminal storing up to 40 million bushels of wheat (00:54). Wheat fields (01:04). An illustrated map showing areas and countries responsible for large amounts of wheat production (01:19). Wheat grains poured into piles (01:33). Bags of wheat flour being unloaded at a supermarket (01:40). Many kinds of supermarket items containing wheat (01:44). A plate of cooked spaghetti (02:03). A stone-oven bakery (02:15). Scriptures from mankind’s earliest civilization, indicating the importance of wheat (02:25). Modern wheat fields are harvested with specialized machinery (02:32). A map portraying the seasons of wheat planting and harvesting adjusted by weather conditions (02:40). The soil is plowed by farmers to prepare the soil before the planting begins (03:07). A drilling machine is loaded with seeds to be used for planting wheat on the newly prepared soil (03:41). Wheat breaking through the surface of the fields (04:12). Farmers’ livestock can graze of the green wheat without damaging…

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Running time
11 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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