Windbreaks on the Prairies
1943•21m•10.0•Released
Documentary
This short film serves as a cautionary tale to farmers who recklessly cut down trees on their land. When prairie farmers engaged in this practice to facilitate plowing, they discovered that the trees had served as windbreaks protecting top soil from erosion. The Dominion Department of Agriculture's experimental station at Indian Head, Saskatchewan, cultivated acres of young trees for distribution to farmers.
Director
Evelyn Cherry
Writer
Evelyn Cherry
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Tommy Tweed
Narrator (voice)
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Evelyn Cherry
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