Sponsored Films

Seed for Tomorrow (1947)
Sponsor: National Farmers Union. Production Co.: Public Affairs Films. Director/Producer: Julian Roffman. Narrator: Lee Hays. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 16mm print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 18 minutes.

Film showing how the hard work and economic sacrifice of family farmers and ranchers contributes to American life. Seed for Tomorrow argues that education, organization, and political involvement are necessary to protect rural communities and small farms.

Note: Narrator Lee Hays, a member of the Weavers, sings a song over the film’s opening sequence.