Science in Sight; Saving the Soil

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Series
Science in Sight
Episode
Saving the Soil
Producing Organization
KETC-TV (Television station : Saint Louis, Mo.)
Contributing Organization
The Nine Network of Public Media (St. Louis, Missouri)
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-110-89d51nzq
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Description
Episode Description
This episode is about soil erosion and conservation techniques on farms, as host Bob Lemen brings farmer Emil Wallach to discuss the different kinds of soil conservation techniques to encourage high production farming, along with providing scientific experiments on how these techniques prevent soil washing.
Series Description
"In the television series, a science reporter introduces the classroom child to the world of people and the phenomena that surround him. The children learn from the authorities in the various fields. On-location films, animations, photographs, and specially devised demonstrations and models all contribute to the exposition."--1954 Peabody Digest.
Broadcast Date
1954
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:14:20.026
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Credits
: Whitney, John
Host: Lemen, Bob
Producer: Schneider, Martin
Producing Organization: KETC-TV (Television station : Saint Louis, Mo.)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Nine Network of Public Media (formerly KETC)
Identifier: cpb-aacip-086bfda7f79 (Filename)
Format: 16mm film
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-29eae39a381 (Filename)
Format: 16mm film
Duration: 00:20:00
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Citations
Chicago: “Science in Sight; Saving the Soil,” 1954, The Nine Network of Public Media, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed November 23, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-110-89d51nzq.
MLA: “Science in Sight; Saving the Soil.” 1954. The Nine Network of Public Media, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. November 23, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-110-89d51nzq>.
APA: Science in Sight; Saving the Soil. Boston, MA: The Nine Network of Public Media, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-110-89d51nzq