American Rice - Food for the World

Accession No.: 
AN1.277

American Rice - Food for the World

16mm film by Kennedy Film Productions

-Machines replacing animals to help produce rice
-Rice in Asia, Africa and Europe
-First rice planted in North America
-Preparing soil for rice planting
-Machines used to plant rice
-Making rows for proper irrigation
-Planting, Fertilizing
-Harvesting rice - drying and being stored at the rice mill
-Sorting and grading the rice
-Refining the rice - Brown and white rice
-Quality certification
-Different rice dishes made around the world

Featuring: Rice, work, farming, foodways

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Ancelet
Subject: 
Louisiana; Work; Foodways
Creator: 
Barry Jean Ancelet
Informants: 
Unknown
Recording date: 
Friday, January 5, 1979
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
17:14
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Original Format: 
16mm film
Digital Format: 
Video
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
48 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore