Mustard Sowing For Erosion Control (1938)

Synopsis

Forest fires ravage wooded slopes in Southern California. Water (melting snow and rain) rushes down the slopes, unchecked by plant life, washing away top soil and flooding fields in the valleys. CCC units sow mustard seed in the denuded areas by hand and by airplane. The mustard plants grow quickly, thus furnishing adequate vegetation to check erosion until the native plants can reestablish themselves. National Archives Identifier: 7416 Creator(s): Department of Agriculture. Federal Extension Service. (Most Recent) From: Series: Motion Picture Films, compiled ca. 1915 - ca. 1959 * Record Group 33: Records of the Extension Service, 1888 - 2000 Level of Description: Item Type(s) of Archival Materials: Moving Images This item was produced or created: ca. 1938 The creator compiled or maintained the series between: ca. 1915 - ca. 1959 General Note(s): Credits: Director, Frederick E. Dunham; story, Clark H. Gleason. * Contributor: Producer, Civilian Conservation Corps Use Restriction(s): Undetermined Sound Type: Silent Accession Number(s): 1286

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Running time

10 minutes

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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• California
• Soil conservation

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