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Part of the staff of the Department of Agriculture at W.R. Motherwell's farm: H.V. Scott, F.H. Auld, A.P. Ketchen, Angus McKay, Mrs. Fred Bradshaw, W.R. Motherwell, Mrs. Scott(?), T.N. Willing, W.E. Ekins(?), Fred Bradshaw, John Bracken, W.A. Wilson.
Activities and scenes on A. Memory's farm: (1) C. C. Cooke - probably from the Canada Department of Agriculture - and C. Cossette inspecting a Holstein calf; (2) John Deere combine and other machinery beside steel granaries; (3) C. Cooke and A. Memory inspect polyethylene covering on grain pile; (4)-(5) C. Cooke and A. Memory inspect Canthatch wheat samples; (6) C. Cooke and A. Memory, standing beside a pile of wheat; (7) C. Cooke and A. Memory inspect a grain cleaner; (8) C. Cook, seated at his desk talking on the telephone and reading from a catalogue re grain storage.
Items are images showing: (1)-(2) the homestead and house of Art Barnsley located at Abernethy; (3) a purebred Hereford bull at Saltcoats; (4) a poultry house on the farm; (5) a purebred Shorthorn bull at Yorkton; (6) the transferring of eggs from incubation to hatching trays; (7)-(10) various poultry equipment; and (11) feeding at the Richardson turkey breeder hatchery at Saltcoats.
Trims: Taken during the filming of To Sow The Seed, a film documenting the activities of 12 Chinese farmers who lived with Saskatchewan farmers for 6 months in 1980. Includes scenes from an agricultural fair (possibly Agribition), of men operating an old steam powered tractor and other old agricultural machinery, a picnic in Wascana Park, and a visit to the Diefenbaker Homestead.