“ UNCLE JIM’S DAIRY FARM ” 1963 NATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL FILM MILK PRODUCTION 86754

This film from the 1960’s is an educational short which follows the story of two city kids who spend the summer on their Uncle Jim’s farm with their two cousins. The children learn about the animals as well as what daily farm work chores are like. It depicts the similarity between human’s as well as animal’s needs for healthy sustenance and clean-living spaces. It is presented by The National Dairy Council (:08) and was produced by Atlas Film Corporation (:24). The film opens with scenic shots of cows grazing in pasture on Jim’s farm (:32). His children are Andy and Jane and they are pictured by the swing set (:42). The pair is waiting for their Aunt Alice and Uncle Fred to arrive with their cousins; George and Betty, whom they will be spending the summer with (1:16). Andy and Jane take George and Betty on a tour of the farm after their parents have left and they begin with the cow barn (1:41). Their older brother, Bill is inside the barn dumping out food for the cows (1:50) and he tells the children that they eat special mixture of ground grain in addition to grass, hay or silage (1:58). Jim is readying the cows for milking (2:09) and begins to milk them shortly afterwards (2:19). Andy and Jane show their cousin’s a rope to play on in the barn although Andy is the only one that can climb the rope as he is the biggest of the group (3:22). Bill then takes the four around the farm to feed the animals (4:18) beginning with a new calf nursing from it’s mother (4:24). Once the calf is grown enough to drink milk from a pail, it will be Andy’s responsibility to feed the calf (4:38). Jane then shows Betty the baby lambs (5:05). In the pig pen, baby pigs come running for feeding time (5:43) and they are fed a mixture of milk and ground grains (5:51). Older pigs eat this as well as corn and various types of feed (5:57). The chicken coop is pointed to as they have shelter same as humans need (6:07) and they are fed grains and milk mixed with feed (6:15). The baby chicks are fed by Betty and Jane (6:28) while Andy and George feed and play with the puppies (6:37). Jane’s kittens that she is in charge of feeding are seen drinking milk (6:47). The supper bell on the farm is rung (7:10) and the children rush in to wash up before sitting before Aunt Helen’s prepared meal (7:21). Afterwards, the children get ready for bed as a good night’s sleep is necessary for children to grow healthy and strong (8:29). The kids spent the summer in this way; helping with chores around the farm, playing with their cousins, eating healthy food and growing stronger (8:54). Near the summers end, the corn stalks which were once only as high as George’s knee are now seen taller than the boy (9:19). Animals on the farm have also grown with the kids and they are shown in montage including the calf (9:29), the pigs (9:34) and the chickens (9:38). Aunt Alice and Uncle Fred return to pick up their children and the film concludes (10:01).

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