Amazing short film collection of some of the most fascinating historical dairy farm movies. This collection features footage of farmers in the olden days and shows how milk used to be produced. A wonderful inside look at American history and what made this country what it is today.
Included Films:
White Ammunition
White Ammunition
Produced: 1942
Length: 24 Minutes
The title of this wonderful old movie, White Ammunition, refers to the importance of milk to the fighting men in World War II. Packed full of beautiful WWII and domestic dairy production footage, the film takes off with a flamboyantly patriotic tribute to the fighting men of the US of A. Neatly tying together a unified war effort, the film moves towards the contributions of dairy farmers and, cutely, the cows themselves. Engaging video of dairy farms in production are examined in detail while the upright narrator continues to sing the praises of everyones hand in the war effort. White Ammunition is a top notch vintage WWII film for its powerful tone and great footage.
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Uncle Jim’s Dairy Farm
Produced: 1963
Length: 12 Minutes
Uncle Jims Dairy Farm is a sunny and wholesome film about farming and fun. Brother and sister George and Betty leave the city for the summer to come and stay at their Uncle Jims dairy farm. Joining their young cousins Andy and Jane, they work and play while learning how a dairy farm operates. Everyone on the farm is expected to help and contribute. George and Betty help feed the pigs, gather eggs, and weed the gardens. But while the film examines these charming aspects of farm work, summer isnt just about labor. George and Betty discover there are many fun things to do around the farm. They swing on a rope in the hay loft. They play with the farm animals and snack on their Aunts delicious food in the afternoons. Harkening back to a simpler time with basic values and down home living, Uncle Jims Dairy Farm is a warm and comforting vintage video.
This is the Dairy Industry
This is the Dairy Industry
Produced: 1957
Length: 22 Minutes
An educational relic, This is the Dairy Industry takes viewers on a stroll through milk and dairy products production in the 1950s. Some amazing statistics are also thrown out: its alleged that 30% of the American diet is based on milk products. The rows upon rows of machines and masses of workers who control them demonstrate butter churning on an industrial scale. As an enriching addition to facts and information about the dairy industry, the lifestyle of the middle class and mainstream American is also beautifully represented. This is the Dairy Industry is a wonderful walk through the milk plant and 1950s culture.
