STK-ID 32936

Shot of farmer forking hay onto wagon in Quebec. Shot of four horses pulling binder cutting wheat in Saskatchewan. Shot of early model combine being pulled by Caterpillar tractor. Shots of various types of combines cutting wheat, being pulled by tractors. Shot of 1930's model John Deere tractor pulling early combine. Shot of trucks arriving to take wheat away from combine grainery. Shot of wheat pouring from spout into bin. Shot of truck entering grain elevator. LS, MS and CS of man stooking wheat on prairie. Shot of stook threshing on prairie, stooks in foreground. CS and ECU of field of ripened wheat waving in wind. Shot of 1950 combine cutting ripened wheat, three elevators in distance, ripe wheat waving in foreground. Shots of combine cutting wheat fields, green wheat field waving in foreground and train passing on horizon in background. CU of head of wheat stalk. Shot of Saskatchewan University in Regina, of Wheat Exchange elevators and traffic in Saskatoon. PAN from bridge to legislative buildings, Regina.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Farming, Western Cities
Location
Saskatoon, Quebec (province), Regina
Year
1950
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 16 mm
Shooting format
16mm original kodachrome
Aspect ratio
4/3