Farm Family in Autumn
On Red Markham's farm near Whitewater, Wisconsin, son Steve tells his story: through the woods, taking a school bus, how muddy fields impact harvesting, canning jam, making jack-o-lanterns, and watching a dairy truck collect milk.
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"It's fall on Gerald "Red" Markham's farm near the town of Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin. His second son, Steve, narrates this film about farm life, one of four made by Thomas Smith for Encyclopedia Britannica Films. It's mostly a dairy farm, but that means they raise corn to feed the animals, and it's time to harvest the corn. However, it's been raining and the field with the corn is too muddy for the tractor. While everyone worries about getting in the corn, there are other chores to be done, like feeding the cows, milking them, and harvesting pumpk..."
💡 Did You Know?
In the 1970s, the national children's television series "Captain Kangaroo" aired film clips from the "Farm Family" series of films on the CBS network.
📖 Synopsis
On Red Markham's farm near Whitewater, Wisconsin, son Steve tells his story: through the woods, taking a school bus, how muddy fields impact harvesting, canning jam, making jack-o-lanterns, and watching a dairy truck collect milk.