The Wheat Farmer

The Wheat Farmer

Rejissyor: ERPI Classroom Films, Inc.. Contents. The story of the growing of wheat and of some aspects of life on a large-scale wheat farm. Preparation of the soil is the theme of the first sequence. As the commentator informs us that Mr. White is "a typical wheat farmer," Mr. White plows his field with a tractor and gang plow. After a brief conversation concerning the progress of the work, the farmer's son, Tom, exchanges places with his father and the plowing continues. The grain drill is filled, and the tractor pulls the drill across the field. Closeups show the manner in which the drill plants the seed. The commentator's explanations of climatic requirements and hazards of wheat farming are illustrated by brief scenes of storm clouds, of rain falling on a field of growing wheat, of poor wheat in rain-soaked soil, and of scattered stalks of wheat bending before blasts of wind. The activities of the White family are sketched in the next sequence. As Mr. White milks his cows and repairs his fence, the commentator explains that the farmer's work is varied. Tom White is repairing the tractor when his sister brings him the announcement of a 4-H Club meeting. At the meeting a boy explains how he planted and cared for the family strawberry patch, a girl tells of baking a cake, and Tom White explains his care of a prize steer. The talks of the 4-H Club members are illustrated by views of the activities described. The story of harvesting the ripened wheat, hiring and feeding harvest hands, and marketing the grain is told in the last portion of the film. Mr. White walks into the field and tests the ripeness of the wheat by crushing a few heads in his hands, blowing off the chaff, and examining the grains. He calls a neighbor on the telephone and asks him to operate the combine. In town he hires two men who are loafing on the street to help with the harvest. The harvest begins as the combine lumbers across the field. Cutter bars flash in the sun, the reel throws the grain onto the conveyer, and the grain pours i

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