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Experiments Show Amazing Growth of Lucerne

Examines experimental farming methods in growing grass crops.
Series : Australian Diary | Episode : 13 | Year : 1947 | Total Duration : 3 Minutes | Producer : Jack S Allan
Agricultural College South Queensland, building in BG, weighing soil for testing using new fodder crops, lucerne and paspalum stud grass , small pots with experimental crops growing in them, tractor toward camera pulling furrowing plough , diagram showing root system of plant, man on his haunches in field looking at crop growth.
Access No. 43187 | 1 min 3 secs | 1940s | Qld, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Agricultural College Queensland South , 2 men working either side of rows of experimental fodder crop, paspalum stud grass and lucerne - between them is a machine used to vacuum up the seed for planting, mans hand running seeds into large sack, small flock of sheep running through gate into field of experimental crop.
Access No. 61556 | 30 secs | 1940s | Qld, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |