[Salute To Farmer Television Spots] - Part 1 (1967, sound)

Description:

Description: A series of television commercials about the Federal Land Bank system released during the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Federal Land Bank in 1917.

can reads: "#41 Salute to Farmer + Shell"
leader reads: "Federal Land Bank TV Spot #1;
reel 3 reads: "Salute to Farmer NOT COMPLETE"

This film is in multiple files due to a scanning issue.
This reel has several skips in audio especially in first version.

Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com

Subjects: 1960s, Agriculture, Industry, Food, Business

Tags: countdowns; narration; farmland; men; women; horses; barns; fields; trees; McCormick sign; horse-drawn plows; labor; farm workers; tractors; silos; crops; corn plants; wheat fields; harvesters; cattle; cows; feed troughs; pigs; animal pens; chickens; utters; carton of milk; chicken carcasses; carton of jumbo eggs; 50 cent sign; 1 dollar and 10 cents per pound sign; 2 dollar sign; BARGAIN! sign; parking lot of tractors; farming equipment; buildings; roofers; women; audience raising hands; suits; portrait of President Woodrow Wilson signing the Federal Farm Loan Act; Federal Land Bank System 1917-1967 Dedicated to America's Farmers: Providers of Plenty title card; Federal Land Bank System logo; leaves; aerial footage of farm; grocery stores; jumping film frames; optical soundtrack; aerials; "Bargain!" title

Film Sponsor: Farm Credit Administration; Federal Land Bank

Creator: Jack Lieb Productions, John Strohm

Credits:

Distributor:

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: John Strohm Collection PC-0549

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date:

Release Date: 1967

Geographical Location: USA

Genre/Form: sponsored, government, television commercial

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Rights:

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: positive

Color: b&w, color

Color Process:

Sound or Silent: sound

Film Soundtrack Type: optical, variable area

Edge Code: plus circle, square circle

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 320

Complete Record: Description: A series of television commercials about the Federal Land Bank system released during the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Federal Land Bank in 1917. can reads: "#41 Salute to Farmer + Shell" leader reads: "Federal Land Bank TV Spot #1; reel 3 reads: "Salute to Farmer NOT COMPLETE" This film is in multiple files due to a scanning issue. This reel has several skips in audio especially in first version. Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com Subjects: 1960s, Agriculture, Industry, Food, Business Tags: countdowns; narration; farmland; men; women; horses; barns; fields; trees; McCormick sign; horse-drawn plows; labor; farm workers; tractors; silos; crops; corn plants; wheat fields; harvesters; cattle; cows; feed troughs; pigs; animal pens; chickens; utters; carton of milk; chicken carcasses; carton of jumbo eggs; 50 cent sign; 1 dollar and 10 cents per pound sign; 2 dollar sign; BARGAIN! sign; parking lot of tractors; farming equipment; buildings; roofers; women; audience raising hands; suits; portrait of President Woodrow Wilson signing the Federal Farm Loan Act; Federal Land Bank System 1917-1967 Dedicated to America's Farmers: Providers of Plenty title card; Federal Land Bank System logo; leaves; aerial footage of farm; grocery stores; jumping film frames; optical soundtrack; aerials; "Bargain!" title Film Sponsor: Farm Credit Administration; Federal Land Bank Creator: Jack Lieb Productions, John Strohm Credits: Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: John Strohm Collection PC-0549 Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: Release Date: 1967 Geographical Location: USA Genre/Form: sponsored, government, television commercial Language: Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: positive Color: b&w, color Color Process: Sound or Silent: sound Film Soundtrack Type: optical, variable area Edge Code: plus circle, square circle Frame Rate: 24 fps Length (feet): 320

Transcription

the typical American Farm 50 years ago a family of five worked it and produced enough food to feed themselves and perhaps a couple of neighbors now 50 years later the typical American Farm looks like this today the American American and doubled the yield for farm animal every hen lays twice as many eggs as 40 years ago every cow gives twice as much milk activity and efficiency today you'd pay a half dollar for a quart of milk A110 for a pound of chicken and $2 for a dozen eggs instead many of the foods you use most today cost nearly the same as 20 years ago while the prices of industrial goods have increased 40% and average wages have doubled American farmers provide plenty and they created hundreds of new Industries and millions of jobs the farmers need for steel alone created nearly 40,000 jobs and almost $200 million payroll farmers buy they are the greatest consumers of petroleum trucks Machinery in fact three of every 10 jobs in Private Industry are directly related to agriculture American fs and depression in the urgency of war and in the face of greatly increased labor one of the tools of a for today the 12 land Banks and the more than 700 Land Bank associations are completely owned and operated by Farmers themselves farmers co-operating in a credit system to obtain needed capital for their highly competitive Enterprise [Music] during this month of July the 50th anniversary of President Wilson's signing of the Farm loan act the federal land Banks salute America's Farmers providers of Plenty they have taken on the most critical problem of mankind how to feed the hungry their contributions to the world may exceed those of any Statesman or general in history the typical American Farm 50 years ago a family of five worked it and produced enough food to feed themselves and perhaps a couple of neighbors Now 50 years later the typical Amer as 40 years ago every cow gives twice as much milk the production of American farmers fills our food market with the greatest Bargains in history if not for the farmers's increased productivity and efficiency today you'd pay a half doll for a quart of milk A110 for a pound of chicken and $2 for a dozen eggs instead many of the foods you use most today cost nearly the same as 20 years ago while the prices of industrial goods have increased 40% and average wages have doubled [Music] American farmers provide plenty and they can related to agriculture American farmers have made these achievements in the face of droughts and depression in the urgency of war and in the face of greatly increased labor costs and production expenses one of the tools of American farmers has been the federal land bank system created through the farm Farm loan act to provide Farmers with a source of credit they could afford today the 12 land Banks and the more than 700 Land Bank associations are completely owned and operated by Farmers themselves Farmers cooperating in a credit system to obtain needed capital for their highly competitive Enterprise during this month of July the 50th Ann iary of President Wilson's signing of the Farm loan act the federal land Banks salute America's Farmers providers of Plenty they have taken on the most critical problem of mankind how to feed the hungry their contributions to the world may exceed those of any Statesman or General in history and doubled the yield for farm animal every hen lays twice as many eggs as 40 years ago every cow gives twice as much milk the production inreased productivity and efficiency