| COWS IN BED Cows at dairy farm in Scotland sleep on foam mattresses instead of hay. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5903 |
| Catalog #: | 2472 | |
| Clip Number: | 2472-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 62/29 | |
| Timecode: | 01:48:05 - 01:48:59 | |
| Location: | Cloquwhat Farm, Cairngorms, Scotland | |
| Year Shot: | 1962 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Cattle INDUSTRY: Food, Dairy LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Scotland | |
| Description: | MASTER 5903 A COWS IN BED Cows at dairy farm in Scotland sleep on foam mattresses instead of hay. Cloquwhat Farm, Cairngorms, Scotland. Interior of barn. A woman farmer is turning the cattle bedding over before the cows come in. The old way of bedding down cattle: C/U hay being spread around a pedigree Hereford cow in small enclosure. A calf runs into the enclosure to suckle from its mother. The modern way of bedding down cattle: M/S cow in the cow shed stepping onto foam mattress (a replacement for the straw). M/S other cows on mattress. C/U milking appliance being fixed to cows udder. Various shots cows asleep on the mattresses. According to narrator foam mattresses need changing less than hay - they are therefore cheaper and take up less of farmer's time. | |
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