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Windbreaks on the Prairies

10.0194321 minEN
Documentary

Overview

This short film serves as a cautionary tale to farmers who recklessly cut down trees on their land. When prairie farmers engaged in this practice to facilitate plowing, they discovered that the trees had served as windbreaks protecting top soil from erosion. The Dominion Department of Agriculture's experimental station at Indian Head, Saskatchewan, cultivated acres of young trees for distribution to farmers.

Details

Release Date
1943-01-02
Runtime
21 min
Status
Released
Language
EN

Cast

Tommy Tweed
Tommy Tweed
Narrator (voice)