Seed Testing Aka Testing Seeds (1939)

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Seed testing station in Cambridge. Various shots of all the different processes used to test the quality of seeds in laboratories at the seed testing station. Seeds are separated from the impurities and examined, then planted and placed in incubator to see what percentage is fertile. Most of fruit and vegetable seeds were examined in similar way. (Mute & Track Negs.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé web