Compost Heaps For Feeding 1944

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Description

Title reads: "Compost Heaps for Feeding".

Ministry of Information Government official.

Cartoon.

Cartoon showing figure of Mr Middleton leaning on gate telling how to go about making compost heap, 'plant canteen', cartoon shows how compost keeps the roots fed. It's time to...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
84243
Sort Number:
44/038 (TRAILERS)
Time in/Out:
01:00:07:00 / 01:01:40:00
Canister:
44/38 (TRAILERS)
Film ID:
2919.01
Issue Date:
11/05/1944

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