ATV Today: 31.03.1965: Mushroom Farm

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Summary

The production of edible mushrooms at an unnamed farm.

Year:

1965

Duration:

0:03:11

Film type:

Black & White / Mute

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

We see an establishing shot of a farm.
Inside the farm we see compost in which the mushrooms will grow being produced from straw.
The straw is laid in a pig sty and then watered, separated by machine and placed in large growing trays. We see pellets being added to the compost mixture (these must contain the mushroom spores) and finally a woman is seen picking mushrooms by hand.


Credits

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Notes

A section from this film has been removed to ATV Today: 24.08.1965.