Country Threshing

This short documentary records the rural sights and sounds of the Eastern Townships of Quebec The day of the big stationary threshing machine is almost over as the machine is pushed into obscurity by the combine harvester But there are still parts of Canada where crops are gathered in the oldfashioned way as the men work out in the fields and the women manage the kitchen This film offers a rare and charming glimpse into mid20thcentury rural and family life in Canada