Sunflower Harvest (1949)

Unused, unissued footage dates and locations may be unclear, unknown. Sunflower harvest for fat production Assington near Colchester, Essex. M, S of buildings on the sunflower farm. M, S of sunflowers growing. Harvester seen in background. Various shots of harvester being operated. M, S of sunflower seed heads. A girl and a young man cut off the sunflower heads, seed heads. Man placing bird scarer in position. Shots of sunflowers growing with bees on their faces. M, S of bird scarer exploding. Man examining flower head. C, U extracting seed from flower head. Man handling seeds in sack. C, U of hand placing penny in centre of flower head to give idea of size. L, S of harvester at work in field of sunflowers. L, S of field of sunflowers. M, Ss of sunflowers growing. C, U of a bird scarer smoking away. C, U of noticeboard Pioneer Sunflower Cultivations Mill Farm Office. M, S of sunflower blooms. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ