THE MODERN PIED PIPER Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Dramatizes methods of rodent extermination. Reel 1, a community, plagued with marauding rats, requests assistance from the Department of Agriculture. Shows statistics of rat damage in the U.S. Reel 2, a Department of Agriculture agent organizes a community anti-rat campaign (using billboards, handbills, etc.). The use of poisons (barium carbonate, carbon bisulphide, etc.) and the setting of traps are illustrated. Emphasizes cleanliness as a means of rat prevention (covering garbage cans, removing refuse, etc.).

Collection

Records of the Extension Service

Series

Motion Picture Films