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Automatic Farmer

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Film Identifier: F.2012-03-0877
Run Time
0h 6m 29s
Format
16mm
Color
B&W
Sound
Optical
Date Produced
circa 1959
Abstract
Sound newsreel that features a farmer called Warren North who owns Green Ridge Farm in Brookstone, Indiana. He has spent $200,000 on new technology to ensure the smooth running of his farm. The footage shows him at work using these farming machines. He plows the land and uses a mechanical feeder to feed his cattle, enabling him to feed his livestock with the push of a button. Frank Koza won an award from the National Press Photographer Association with this newsreel.
Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
Actors, Performers and Participants
North, Warren (is participant)
Related Place
Brookstone, IN (production location of)