Living in the Plains States: Meat and Grain

Series: Living in the U.S. Series

Duration: 13

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1974

Creator: Coronet Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 10Oct74 · MP26370 (Jan-Jun 1975) Copyright holder: Coronet Instructional Media, a division of Esquire, Inc

Description: Surveys the geographic, economic, and cultural activities in the North Central States, explaining how agriculture has been mechanized and turned into a highly scientific business. Examines some of the problems, as well as the assets, of running a modern farm. Visits corn and wheat farms, a cattle farm, a packinghouse, and a granary and discusses the intricate system which transports all the products. Second edition of Geography of the North Central States., From raising livestock to processing food, feeding the nation is the main business of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri. A corn belt farmer, a wheat belt farmer, implement dealer, and a cereal mill worker give their impressions of life in these states.

Complete Record: Surveys the geographic, economic, and cultural activities in the North Central States, explaining how agriculture has been mechanized and turned into a highly scientific business. Examines some of the problems, as well as the assets, of running a modern farm. Visits corn and wheat farms, a cattle farm, a packinghouse, and a granary and discusses the intricate system which transports all the products. Second edition of Geography of the North Central States., From raising livestock to processing food, feeding the nation is the main business of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri. A corn belt farmer, a wheat belt farmer, implement dealer, and a cereal mill worker give their impressions of life in these states.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.