Ministry of Information; Department of Agriculture for Scotland
Campbell Harper Film Production
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Half of Scotland's crop of potatoes is grown for seed which is exported to the rest of Britain and overseas. The film surveys the history of the industry.' Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Film Catalogue 1957, p.121 Film opens in a grocery. Mentions the potato famine of 1845 and 1846. William Paterson of Dundee, Archibald Findlay of Fife and Donald McKelvey and their experiments to get rid of blight illustrated. Potato diseases shown. Yield from Scottish seed shown. Trials of seeds. Commercial growers fields shown, rogues are removed from crop. Inspectors check the crop and certificate it. Spraying with fungicide and sulphuric acid. Potatoes lifted and dressed and inspected. Inspectors trained at East Craigs. Delivering seed potatoes across Britain and worldwide. Statistics of revenue and employment from potato trade in Scotland. Ministry of Information for the Department of Agriculture for Scotland Campbell Harper Film Production Director Alan Harper Assistant Producer Edgar Anstey Camera Henry Cooper Camera Ian Barrowman Script Norman Wilson Spoken by James McKechnie
