Titles.
02:07:11 Derelict colonial plantation mansion w/ small houses for workers nearby, Blacks outside, LS.
Modern plantation house w newly planted trees. Early footage ca. 1900’s many Black workers on mules w/ supervisor.
02:08:28 Title re Modern “one-mule” cotton farmer plowing, “two-mule farmer” at work in field w/ harrow breaking up soil to make new beds. Riding horse drawn mowing machine to chop up old plant stalks. 02:09:41 Plowing w/ ‘middle buster” in Texas or Oklahoma turning up a deep furrow, then discing w/ harrow to pulverize earth & spike-tooth harrow before planting.
02:10:48 Filling planter from bag of seeds; White farm workers planting, riding planter.
02:11:28 Young Black worker w/ bucket on arm smiles to camera; CU front teeth missing.
02:11:40 CU cotton seed after germination breaking thru soil.
02:12:01 Title. CU V-shaped spike-toothed cultivator & using. Walking behind spring-tooth cultivator.
02:12:40 View of field w/ plants growing at “chopping” stage. Thinning plants w/ hoe. Hilling w/ sweeps, throwing out middles.
02:13:51 Title. Black families / family hoeing to destroy weeds w/ women & children.
02:14:14 Title: The fruit of the cotton plan has three stages ... CUs showing beginning, blossom; Black girl pins blossom on boy’s shirt. CU third stage of boll pulled open to show cotton fibers inside.
02:15:35 CU Boll weevil on plant. Farmer dusting crop. Cultivating. P
02:16:54 Picking cotton, emptying bags & weighing.
02:18:14 Black family poses next to day’s harvest.
02:18:29 Workers outside wooden shed to protect harvest; wagons pulled by mules arriving at warehouse. Pan of farm.
02:19:22 Title re ancient Egyptian wearing cotton...
02:19:40 Animated US map showing outline of states where cotton is grown. And drawing illustrating US output dominating World output. Closing title promoting Agricultural Extension Agency.
Old South; Agriculture; Depression; Economics; Blacks; Ethnic; Field Workers; Share Croppers (?);
NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate.
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Titles. 02:07:11 Derelict colonial plantation mansion w/ small houses for workers nearby, Blacks outside, LS. Modern plantation house w newly planted trees. Early footage ca. 1900’s many Black workers on mules w/ supervisor. 02:08:28 Title re Modern “one-mule” cotton farmer plowing, “two-mule farmer” at work in field w/ harrow breaking up soil to make new beds. Riding horse drawn mowing machine to chop up old plant stalks. 02:09:41 Plowing w/ ‘middle buster” in Texas or Oklahoma turning up a deep furrow, then discing w/ harrow to pulverize earth & spike-tooth harrow before planting. 02:10:48 Filling planter from bag of seeds; White farm workers planting, riding planter. 02:11:28 Young Black worker w/ bucket on arm smiles to camera; CU front teeth missing. 02:11:40 CU cotton seed after germination breaking thru soil. 02:12:01 Title. CU V-shaped spike-toothed cultivator & using. Walking behind spring-tooth cultivator. 02:12:40 View of field w/ plants growing at “chopping” stage. Thinning plants w/ hoe. Hilling w/ sweeps, throwing out middles. 02:13:51 Title. Black families / family hoeing to destroy weeds w/ women & children. 02:14:14 Title: The fruit of the cotton plan has three stages ... CUs showing beginning, blossom; Black girl pins blossom on boy’s shirt. CU third stage of boll pulled open to show cotton fibers inside. 02:15:35 CU Boll weevil on plant. Farmer dusting crop. Cultivating. P 02:16:54 Picking cotton, emptying bags & weighing. 02:18:14 Black family poses next to day’s harvest. 02:18:29 Workers outside wooden shed to protect harvest; wagons pulled by mules arriving at warehouse. Pan of farm. 02:19:22 Title re ancient Egyptian wearing cotton... 02:19:40 Animated US map showing outline of states where cotton is grown. And drawing illustrating US output dominating World output. Closing title promoting Agricultural Extension Agency. Old South; Agriculture; Depression; Economics; Blacks; Ethnic; Field Workers; Share Croppers (?); NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate.