Rice And Bulls R1 of 2

Rice And Bulls Reel 1 of 2 A Tele-Radio-Cine Production / Dir. Wesley Ruggles Documentary exploring how co-operation among farmers w/ Marshall Plan assistance irrigated & reclaimed salt lands of the Camargue in Southern France to increase rice production. Opening scenes of picturesque rural Camargue. Cattle farmer & son on horseback w/ herd. Farmer arrives home. Rice farmer ploughing field - VO re salt spoiling soil - farmer reads about new irrigation system. Rice farmer urges his neighbours to diversify & plant rice - arrives at cattle ranch & gives farmer copy of newspaper article. Work starts on new Marshall Plan irrigation system along the Rhone River - construction scenes - fresh water pumped through channels. Cattle farmer views progress made by the new system - rides his horse past irrigation channels & pumping station - agrees to join up to scheme & plant rice - sits down to discuss it over a drink w/ rice farmer. Rancher gets lesson in driving a Caterpillar plough. Farmers inspect freshwater lake where soil cleaned of salt. Farming / Agriculture. Geography; Post-WWII France. Economic Aid. Recovery; Marshall Plan; Post-WW2;