River landscape: trees bent over the water; waves beat against the shore; steamers are sailing along the river. View of the city of Kostroma on the banks of the Volga River (filmed from a passing boat). The streets of the town. Fire Tower. Transport movement along city streets. New areas (filmed from the top point). View of the Ipatiev Monastery (filmed from a boat sailing on the Kostroma River). Haystacks in the fields. A herd of cows grazes in a meadow by the river. Inscription: "From the history of the Kostroma breed". Various breeds of cows and bulls are demonstrated in the book. VI Lenin's decree "On livestock breeding". Livestock specialists of one of the farms inspect pedigree cattle, put a stamp on the horns. Breeds "Bogatyr" and "Dianka" with characteristics, their calf "Bobik", the schedule of further crossing of breeds. The pages of the book "How the Record Karavaev Herd Was Created" are being turned over. Cowshed: a woman gives milk to a calf; the milkmaid washes the electric milker, washes the cow, connects the electric milker to the udder. Caption: "Kostroma Veterinary and Bacteriological Laboratory". The employee looks through the microscope, diagnoses the disease of the deceased animal. A breeder at the table in his office draws a cross-breeding scheme for pedigree breeds. Winter river landscape. A horse pulls a cart along a winter rural road. Rural street. The breeder with assistants in the hut are discussing the layout of the calf house. Calves in the houses, the livestock technician releases the calves from the houses into the meadow, gives them milk from bottles. Meeting of representatives of livestock farms in the Kostroma region: representatives of various farms are speaking. Zootechnician PA Malinina speaks to the students of the Agricultural Institute. PA Malinina enters the maternity ward of the barn, carries the calves, puts them in special houses. A livestock technician teaches a calf to drink milk from a bucket. The calf is eating hay. Calves graze in the meadow. Shepherd with cows in the pasture at night. The daily rate of root crops for animals. System for supplying clean water to the barn. Clover in the meadow. Pumpkins on the field. Sunflower field. Harvesting equipment in the fields. Women collect hay in stacks. Caption: "State farm" Karavaevo "- a school of advanced Michurin animal husbandry". Breeders are studying the breed crossing scheme. Breeding bull in the meadow; a livestock technician works his hooves; a bull carries a cart with hay; the livestock technician washes the bull, feeds him, leads him to the artificial insemination station. Caption: "In the summer camp of the collective farm" Five-year ". The steamer floats on the river (filmed from a high hill). Milkmaids wash their hands, pour milk from buckets into cans. Cows graze in a meadow by the river. The foreman examines the table of milk yields, talks with milkmaids. resting on the bank of the river A boat on the river Exhibition of cattle of the Kostroma region Visitors inspecting the animals Jury table Zootechnicians bring animals to the table General view of the exhibition (shot from above) The guide tells visitors about the distribution of Kostroma breeds across the country. on a pedestal. Zootechnicians lead animals-prize-winners of the exhibition. Pavilion of the collective farm "Karavaevo". Pavilion of the collective farm "Ogorodnik". The pavilion of the collective farm named after Molotov. Spectators in the stands. Livestock breeders lead the animals in front of the stands. Spectators applaud.