Radio Broadcasts

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 1, 15 July 1950, Page 40

Radio Broadcasts

TIE following radio talks will be given to 1 farmers from Station IYA Auckland at 7.15 p.m.:— August “Buttercup Control,” by G. L. Banfleld, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Thames. August —“Problems of Hill-country Farmers,’’ by A. J. Price, Fields Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Te Awamutu, and K. Montgomery, Fields Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Taumarunui. x August —"Unusual Tropical Fruits for Warm Situations,” by P. Everett, Orchard Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Auckland. August —"Can the Dairy Farmer Beat the Season?”, by J. C. Gerring, Extension Officer, Department of Agriculture, Hamilton. August 30 —"Young Farmers’ Clubs,” talk arranged by Warkworth District Committee, New Zealand Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs. The following talk will be given from Station IYZ Rotorua at 7.15 p.m.:— Current farming problems talk, "Spring Topdressing and Pasture Management in the Spring,” by G. A. Blake, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Matamata. Radio talks will be given to farmers from Station 4YA Dunedin at 7.30 p.m. as follows: — August —“Essential Requirements in Town Milk Production,” by D. Rose, Senior Dairy Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Dunedin. August 23 —"Fertiliser Practices,” by A. G. Elliott, Fields Superintendent, Department of Agriculture, Dunedin. The following talks will be given from Station IXH Hamilton: — August 3 —" Stock Troubles,” answers to queries, by P. J. McCann, Veterinarian, Department of Agriculture, Hamilton. August 10“ The Newer Weedkillers,” by R. K. Ward, Research Officer, Department of Agriculture, Hamilton. August —“Good Seeds,” by A. J. Price, Fields Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Te Awamutu. August 24—“ Prevention of Losses of Cattle in Spring,” by D. W. Caldwell, Veterinarian, Department of Agriculture, Hamilton. August —“Spraying Fruit Trees and Vegetables,” by I. L. Brown, Orchard Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Hamilton. Other talks are given from IYA Auckland on Tuesdays at 12.35 p.m., 2YZ Napier on Tuesdays at 7.10 p.m., 2YA Wellington on Thursdays at 12.35 p.m., and 3YA Christchurch on Mondays at 12.20 p.m. Pig Broadcasts • Under the auspices of District Pig Councils broadcasts will be delivered in June as follows: AucklandlYA, on August 15, at 7.30 p.m., Open Forum, conducted by H. E. Clark, Super-_ visor, Auckland District Pig Council. HamiltonlXH, on August 1, at 7.30 p.m., "The Carcass Quality Scheme and how it Works,” by S. A. Morgan, Supervisor, Waikato District Pig Council. Napier—2YZ, on August 16, at 7 p.m., “Care of Pigs from Weaning to 4 Months Old,” by H. T. Donaldson, Supervisor, Tairawhiti District Pig Council. Palmerston —2ZA, on August 18, at 7 p.m., "Pigkeeping in the Manawatu District,” by L. L. Marsdon, Supervisor, Wellington District Pig Council. Christchurch3YA, on August 24, at 7.15 p.m., discussion on work of District Pig Council Supervisors, by H. W. Mclntosh, Supervisor, Canterbury District Pig Council. . Dunedin and Invercargill and 4YZ, on August 9, at 7.10 p.m., “The Carcass Quality Scheme," by N. MacDonald, Supervisor, Otago and Southland District Pig Council.