A season's work on Reverlea Farm 1937-38

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Year
1938
Reference
F2869
Media type
Moving image
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Year
1938
Reference
F2869
Media type
Moving image

The title is 'A season's work on Reverlea Farm, but may be a typo. The name of the farm is more likely to be Riverlea. There is a Riverlea farm in South Canterbury. This is a film about farm life. The first title frame reads ' may we introduce ourselves' followed by ' and those who have assisted throughout the year' , Bob and Max, Jack Newton lamb buyer, George Powell, threshing contractor, Archie Russell, heading expert, Charlie Henderson, shearer, Frank Alderson, hay stacker, Jos Alderson, tractor driver (in suit and tie), Shorty Smith Jack-of-all-trades, Frank Jones, painter, Lez Lawrence, cartage contractor, Irene, first assistant in the house. New title frame 'the homestead in March 1937, panning shot of house. 'ready for a year's toil' draught horses and staff. 'Autumn is sowing time for cereals', Shot of fountains and trees and flowers. 'Skim ploughing grassland for wheat' using a tractor. Dipping sheep and sorting ,'drilling wheat' with two teams of horses.''winter, when nature rests but the farmer finds work aplenty' snowy scenes. people walking with dogs, horses eating hay off snow. 'tree topping' panning shot along river with topped trees, cutting back a hedge.'wood for the winter' two men using a saw to cut a tree down, men using axes to chop a tree down.'flax-cutting and carting', man using a scythe and tying into stooks. 'crutching' sheep, 'spring scenes', flowers, 'willows and water' a foal and mare, a male draught horse, lambs, kittens, puppies, ploughing, planting potatoes, baling, 'lambs' shearing, haymaking,'hay', cutting wheat with a two horse team, 'grass-seed', harvesting with a tractor, baling with a mechanical baler, baling seed, wheat harvesting and making stooks, mechanical harvesting, baling and carting, combine harvester, 'the potato harvest', panning shot of harvesting with a plough and bagging potatoes by hand, 'ere the winter storms begin', scenes of strong wind and rushing water, feeding out with a horse cart, sheep and cows.