Farming in Winter

1934 - 1935 , Leiston (Suffolk)

Cat no. 81

Winter farming processes.

The film begins with threshing using a steam engine to drive the drum and elevator, described as "old fashioned". The film explains how the machine works. This takes place at Upper Abbey Farm. Hand feeding of poultry in the farmyard is shown as well as feeding silage to cattle and the preparation of root crops for cattle feed by Head Stockman, Lacey Smith. The farmyard scenes show a dog curled up on sacks in the barn and the farm cat investigating proceedings. The film moves on to show hedging and ditching by hand, and then the laying of brushwood drains on Wood Farm, Sibton and ends showing winter ploughing by a horse team.

Keywords

Farming; Winter

Intertitles

Threshing. Feeding poultry. Feeding silage to cattle. Hedging and ditching. Draining. Winter ploughing.

Director : Mary Field
- Name: AUTH6696
- Activity: director
- Source Note: Credit Source (data migration 25/06/2021) onscreen credits
- Text: Mary Field
Camera : George W. Pocknall
- Name: AUTH3492
- Activity: camera
- Source Note: Credit Source (data migration 25/06/2021) onscreen credits
- Text: George W. Pocknall
Camera : Frank A. Bundy
- Name: AUTH3171
- Activity: camera
- Source Note: Credit Source (data migration 25/06/2021) onscreen credits
- Text: Frank A. Bundy
Production company : Gaumont British Instructional

Manifestations

Farming in Winter

Genre: Documentary / Agriculture
Locations: Leiston (Suffolk)
Description Type: monographic
Subject: threshing / silage / winter / Wood Farm, Sibton / Upper Abbey Farm, Leiston / mangolds / Lacey Smith / cattle / farming / hedging and ditching / horse-drawn ploughing / steam-powered agricultural machinery

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