@@stone686970 Yes; and they still are all called corn, in the UK. That's the generic term for wheat, barley, oats, and rye. We also have only the one name, Maize, for what Americans call Corn. Only if it's one of the human-edible variety is it called 'Sweetcorn' - and then only when it's been harvested.
@@christopherlovelock9104 Actually there were demonstrations allowed during the war. They were arranged by the County agricultural advisor in conjunction with the War Agricultural Executive Committees. This film was made in 1943 to show how farming in the UK was improving. The Tractors and Combines in the film were all US and Canadian imported under the Lend-Lease Act. The small tractor was a US-built Ford 9Nan or 2N known as Ford Ferguson built years before Harry Ferguson started building the TE20 at the Standard Motor Company at Banner Lane, Coventry in 1946.
I know what you mean, and the US uses the term corn to mean maize to a UK person, and we now recognise that too. I remember my Grandfather using the term corn to cover any small grain crop such as wheat, barley, oats and rye. My father did the same, but it graually fell out of common use and we just used the individual crop name and maize became corn. Funny how a words meaning can change over time. So, this use of "corn" in the generic sense was right for the time.
@@essexfarmer9610 Thanks for that reply! Just learned something new. I knew corn at an earlier time was called maize but didn’t know the term corn was used generically in the UK for grain crops. Never was in the US to my knowledge.
In British English, any grain i.e. wheat, rye, oats etc., is referred to as corn. In America, corn has become the name for yellow ear corn, which the English call maize. It's their language, we are just borrowing it.
Even in the 1970s I remember seeing old clips like this and thinking how old fashioned things were. But at least starvation ended.
Farming in tie and jacket. Awesome
Even homeless/jobless men wore a collared shirt, tie, and hat. Society has forgotten that you don't need lots of money to have a little class.
Such simpler times; even if we were at war...;-)
The greater the mechanisation the less the socialisation.
We need to go back
Good luck. My grandfather was there and he didn't want to go back.
The DATE is WRONG, it is Post WW2.
everything changed when the mechanized farmers attacked ='(
Shocked oats and corn when I was 8 - 9 yrs old -- Wisc.
Land Army girls, no Health and Safety, happy days.......
Funny looking corn
I'm guessing you're not from the UK? Corn is used or was at least in some areas as a collective for oats barley etc but oats in particular.
So cereals were all referred to as corn?
@@stone686970 Yes; and they still are all called corn, in the UK. That's the generic term for wheat, barley, oats, and rye.
We also have only the one name, Maize, for what Americans call Corn. Only if it's one of the human-edible variety is it called 'Sweetcorn' - and then only when it's been harvested.
Oh my england..........
Are you sure about the date of this film?
@lee graves - Since the first 1st 'grey ferguson' was not produced until 1946 I agree with you the DATE is WRONG.
@@christopherlovelock9104 Also they wouldn't be doing farm shows in the middle of the war.
@@leegraves8878 - Exactly.
@@christopherlovelock9104 Actually there were demonstrations allowed during the war. They were arranged by the County agricultural advisor in conjunction with the War Agricultural Executive Committees. This film was made in 1943 to show how farming in the UK was improving. The Tractors and Combines in the film were all US and Canadian imported under the Lend-Lease Act. The small tractor was a US-built Ford 9Nan or 2N known as Ford Ferguson built years before Harry Ferguson started building the TE20 at the Standard Motor Company at Banner Lane, Coventry in 1946.
@@chrisspalding9608 I wonder if it was at this time that the banks got involved in British farming?
omg terrence the tractor
Lol Britain engineered farm machinery 200 yrs ago then show all American farm machinery
Talk about modern...I wonder what they would think today...
Corn? That’s wheat.
I know what you mean, and the US uses the term corn to mean maize to a UK person, and we now recognise that too. I remember my Grandfather using the term corn to cover any small grain crop such as wheat, barley, oats and rye. My father did the same, but it graually fell out of common use and we just used the individual crop name and maize became corn. Funny how a words meaning can change over time. So, this use of "corn" in the generic sense was right for the time.
@@essexfarmer9610 Thanks for that reply! Just learned something new. I knew corn at an earlier time was called maize but didn’t know the term corn was used generically in the UK for grain crops. Never was in the US to my knowledge.
Hard grafters no 16 hour blaggers then
I do believe that it might be Wheat they are harvesting not Corn
In British English, any grain i.e. wheat, rye, oats etc., is referred to as corn. In America, corn has become the name for yellow ear corn, which the English call maize. It's their language, we are just borrowing it.
10:30 ...👌
Can I know the name of background music?
Shitè in c flat.
@@suedanim6249 :-))
OMG what a plum commentating
That's how UK commentators on TV /Radio etc used to speak back in those days.
Oh! that dreadful commentator accent. Put britain back 30 years.
that dreadful music puts it back a further 20 years. I turned the video off, peace and quiet, beautiful.
@@splishsplash9036 what’s wrong with it?
it is you that is "dreadful"
@@poacher9118 nothing that's why he didn't answer.