Apple Production in Wartime, 1940s - Archive Film 1004870

This film is available to license from our website at Huntley Film Archives, by searching for film 1004870 in our Film # search bar: https://www.huntleyarchives.com/ Wartime apple production, storage and transport 1940's Horse plough, sheep in a pen, cows, scything by hand, ploughing, sharpening hoes and scythes. Harvesting apples by hand. Orchards, during winter. Blossoms. Close-ups of apples. Orchard in Kent. Trained branches for agriculture. Bare-branched trees. Different styles of growing to suit climates and site. Supported trees. Staked trees. Man prunes the tree. Harrowing. Insect and fungus diseases. Catching moths on sticky paper. Weevils on cardboard. Red spider eggs. Lichen and mosses. Spraying insecticides and fungicides on the trees. Lots of blossoms shots. Apples. Thinning the crop. Harvesting. Collecting in baskets. Packing-station with oast-houses in the background. Bottles on conveyors. Storage for late use. Women grading apples. Wrapping apples. Lidding the crates. Loading a truck. Conveyor belts. Girl eats an apple. Commentary - "An apple a day keeps the doctor away!" #history #nostalgia #rurallife #wartime #traditional #1940s #orchard Huntley Film Archives is a film library holding tens of thousands of films. The large majority of the films are documentaries. Films cover a wide range of subjects and production dates range from the 1890’s to the 2020’s. As with all libraries we make no judgement on the content of our holdings and make them available for educational purposes for all to see. Films may have content or express opinions some may think inappropriate or offensive, but it is not the work of a library to censor educational resources. Films should be viewed with historical objectivity and within a context relevant to the times in which they were produced