The film opens with shots of the Ohio farming country and then focuses on the farm of Tom Bennett, whose cornfields are washed away by a sudden downpour. He consults the county agent who shows Tom how to keep the soil from washing way by means of contour plowing. When a fire destroys the barn of another farmer the county agent produces blueprints for another barn. When the wheat crop is attacked by blight the county agent analyzes the situation for the farmer so that it will not be repeated the following year. The county agent, in short, serves the farmer constantly with friendly advice and useful information for the improvement of the agricultural community. Well photographed. (1950 NYU Film Library catalog)
Films » County Agent, The
County Agent, The
Series Title: Ohio Series
Summary:
Description:
Sponsored Film
Country/Location: U.S.A. (Ohio)
Tribe or Group: N/A
Producer: Julien Bryan
Director: Francis Thompson
Cinematographer: Francis Thompson
Production Company: Julien Bryan
Additional Production: usic by Gene Forrell; Jacequeline Paul (Assistant Director); Irving Rusinow (Assistant Cameraman); Mildred Brines (Assistant Editor); "The County Agent" played by George Hart, "The County Agent's Secretary" played by Miss Brown
Running Time: 18 min.
Years Filmed: 1944
Decade Produced: 1940s
Years Distributed: N/A
Film Gauge: 35mm
Stock: B&W Nitrate
Footage Count: 640'
Sound: Narrated
Notes: There are 5 titles in the Ohio Series. JB assigned to do the Ohio Series because of popularity of the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs' South America series. Made for exportation.
