Strength Of The Hills

Duration: 10 min

Genre: Agriculture

Year Published: 1941

Creator: Castle Films

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: A USDA film. "Gives the commentator's statement that our hills are rich with opportunity. Then follow shots of game birds, shaded groves, fishing in the streams, state parks and forests. There is a sequence dealing with the lumber industry and we are shown methods of treatment of wood. The commentator remarks that an intelligent farmer watches and protects his woodlands to keep them on a profitable basis. Well photographed. An excellent subject for conservation, fire prevention and civics." California. "A good film. Very good as an introduction to the subject of conservation." Robert A. Sencer.

Complete Record: Shows the hill country of the lower Ohio River and the Ozark Mountains and the importance of its farms and forests. Emphasizes the necessity of forest fire prevention.

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946