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The Market Gardener

1949 , Layham (Suffolk)

Cat no. 422

The cultivation of vegetables from seed to greengrocer's shelves.

The film begins by showing a greengrocer opening his shop. The vegetables are delivered by E Green, Market Gardener. The greengrocer serves his customers. The main sequence of the film shows the work of the market gardener. This was filmed at the farm of Partridge and Cundy of Layham, near Hadleigh, Suffolk. The lorry backs into its shed. A rotivator is used to plough the land before it is rolled and harrowed. A seed drill plants some of the crops, although other are planted by hand. The crops are filmed at various stages of growth. Hoeing is done by machine and by hand. A sprinkler system waters the plants and they are treated with a powdered form of insecticide via a hand held machine. Gathering the crops includes pulling cabbages and spring onions and picking peas by hand. A machine turns up the potatoes which are then gathered by hand. The crops are packed carefully and loaded onto the lorry.

Intertitles

Mr. Green delivers his vegetables.Back to the fields.The ground is prepared.Sowing and planting.The growing crops.Machine and hand hoeing.Watering.Dusting to kill insect pests.The crops are gathered.Loading for market.

Other Places

Layham

  • Maker : Boulton Hawker Films

  • Camera : Peter Boulton

  • Producer : Boulton Hawker Films

Manifestations

The Market Gardener

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