1950s MIDWEST UNITED STATES CATTLE INDUSTRY & FARMING CORN 76294

Support Our Channel :   / periscopefilm   Made in 1949, CATTLE AND THE CORN BELT presents the story of meat and corn production in the American Middle West. It shows a typical cattle ranch and the duties of the cow-hand; transporting cattle to corn belt for fattening; typical corn-belt farm with mechanical harvesting methods; and an annual country fair. The film includes images of a slaughterhouse, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation, railroads, stock yards, packing plants, and more. The film features images of Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa (the leading corn growing state), farming and cultivation, manufacture of feed, harvesting of soybeans, silos, hog raising, cattle raising, and more. The Olson farm near Marshallton, Iowa is profiled at the 3 minute mark. Cattle from Wyoming end up at the Olson farm where they are fattened up for sale, a process shown at the 8:30 mark. The Marshall County Fair at the 11:30 mark remains similar to modern ones, with a cattle show, carnival rides, contests, and more. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. We collect, scan and preserve 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have films you'd like to have scanned or donate to Periscope Film, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the link below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com