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The Canadian Farmer

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The Canadian Farmer
Genrecurrent affairs
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release4 June (1959-06-04) –
18 June 1959 (1959-06-18)

The Canadian Farmer is a Canadian current affairs television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1959.

Premise

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This series temporarily replaced Explorations and featured reports on the state of Canadian farming.[1]

Scheduling

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This half-hour miniseries was broadcast on Thursday at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern time) as follows:

  1. 4 June 1959: "Farmer on a Tiger", on government policies and farming problems
  2. 11 June 1959: "Cow on a Tightrope", describing the process by which milk is provided to consumers
  3. 18 June 1959: "Road to Rosetown", which looks at how farming communities have declined as transportation systems have upgraded

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "The Canadian Farmer". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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