From the archive record
A farmer in Punjab uses a long-handled shovel to collect grain after cleaning by machine. The local brand here is called Prince and they have manufactured this crop cleaner that is being used for fine cleaning of grain and unseparated paddy seeds. This machine removes impurities from the crop. The cleaner may also be separating the husk from the paddy so it appears to be a de-husker as well. A woman sweeps the cleaned grain back into the pile, ready for bagging. The rice sacks are piling up in the backdrop. Punjab has perhaps the largest scale of agriculture in India, permitting for large scale mechanized agriculture. A lot of labour comes in from across India during the harvest season to aid in the process of crop recovery. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wi