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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
The Source of the New Ford Car / Growing Corn In Spite of the Corn Borer Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Worker weighing piston - piston assemblies on table - piston being assembled - assemblies being weighed - fly wheel being balanced - close-up of level - hole drilled in fly wheel for balance - close-up of hole - small parts being tested - molten metal being poured into molds - view of assembly area from overhead crane - close-up of motor block - motors being assembled - transmission on conveyor - cars coming off final assembly line - final assembly line scenes - mechanics in classroom - family in car leaving dealership garage, attendant. “The End.” [1932] b. “Corn Borer. Produced 1927.” “The European corn borer, most dreaded of farm pests, is threatening America’s corn crib.” Poster, ‘The Corn Borer Threatens America’s $2,000,000,000 Corn Crop. Stop Him.’ “Paul Revere modern -- the County Agent.” Man stopping car in farmyard, getting out, shaking hands with farmer. “A dreaded enemy lurks in your cornfield.” View of cornfield. “The European corn borer is a menace to the $2,000,000,000 American industry.” Agent showing poster to farmer. “Farmers in several states are fighting to save their corn crop.” Map, Great Lakes region darkened. “Here is the borer’s hiding place during the winter and early spring.” Men walking in cornfield. “Nine months in a corn stalk and he is ready to renew his campaign of destruction.” Man cutting open corn stalk. “Corn Borer.” [1927]
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