Harvest in the Valley

This short documentary depicts the harvesting of a large crop of potatoes in the St. John Valley, New Brunswick. The film documents the motor-driven machines that lay bare the rows of tubers, the crews of potato pickers at work in the fields as well as the sorting and grading of potatoes at a large Grand Falls warehouse.
Directed by Larry Gosnell - 1955 | 13 min
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[@cody3353]

Hi! I'm Jade Murphy! This is my Great Grandmother Artheline Murphy and my Papa, Melvin Murphy at 5:30 picking potatoes.

[@xdegoose7326]

I'm really satisfied, these people are very happy, see the potatoes they planted mature

[@SwampDonkey2010]

Right here in my old stomp'n grounds. Dad had an 850 acre farm, retired in 2001. Farmed the land 4 generations. Lots of hard work was involved I can tell you that. Along with a fickle processor to steal the top 20 %, the reason we packed and sold our own, worth a lot more money.

[@markd8405t5000]

Great film.

[@adrianasolano878]

When life was normally peaceful

[@bubblegumgun3292]

never was

[@adrianasolano878]

@@bubblegumgun3292 they looked happy

[@class2instructor32]

Looks like Russia....but its New Brunswick

[@lewi4117]

I am pooptato