Farm History DVD: FARMING ON FILM 1: 1930 to 1960

DVD: FARMING ON FILM 1: 1930 TO 1960\n\nThe Second World War was a watershed in British farming. In the 1930's, the skilled human hand and the power of the horse still reigned supreme; but in the rush to produce food to beat the U-boats, traditional methods were swept away. Fifteen years after the war, sophisticated new implements and the concentrated, tireless work of the tractor had all but replaced them.\n\nDrawing on this archive film shot entirely on working farms in Lincolnshire, this DVD records the change from the days of the scythe, the horse-drawn binder and the steam threshing set to the all consuming combine, and from the traditional mixed farming to the large specialised units of recent years.\n\nHighlights include footage of local and county shows, a primitve Claas combine, a Gyro Tiller at work, steam threshing and ploughing, and a wartime cattle market. Also featured is early daffodil and tulip farming and the famous Spalding Tulip Parade. The real sta.