Radio Broadcasts
'TT’HE following talks will be given to farmers THE following talks Auckland at 7.15 farmers from Station IYA Auckland at 7.15 p.m.: —
October 4—“ Uncommon Vegetables for the Warmer Districts,” by J. T. McConachie, Horticultural Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Auckland. October —“Kikuyu Grass,” by E. H. Arnold, Assistant Fields Superintendent, Department of Agriculture, Auckland. October —“The Department of Agriculture’s Service to Country Women,” by E. E. A. Topping, Rural Sociologist, Department of Agriculture, Auckland.. October 25—“ Young Farmers’ Clubs,” talk arranged by Te Awamutu District Committee, New Zealand Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs. Radio talks will be given to farmers from Station IXH ■ Hamilton at 7.30 p.m. as follows: —■ October s—“ Supplementary Crops for the Dairy Herd,” by J. R. Murray and H. M. Bull, Instructors in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Hamilton. October 12 —“Tuberculosis in Cattle,” by D. W. Caldwell, Veterinarian, Department of Agriculture, Hamilton. October 19“ Even a Worm will Turn” (Environmental requirements and effects of earthworms), by R. L. Nielson, Soil Biologist, Soil Research Station, Hamilton. October 26“Haymaking,” by A. J. Price, Fields Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Te Awamutu. The following talks to farmers will be broadcast from Station IYZ Rotorua at 7.15 p.m.:— October —“Current Farming Problems,” by C. R. Taylor, Fields Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Rotorua. 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 as follows: —• Whangarei—lXN, on October 2 and 4 at 7.30 p.m., “Avoiding Losses in Pig Production,” by J. Wheeler, Supervisor, Northland District Pig Council. AucklandlYA, on October 17, at 12.35 p.m., “The Overfat Pig is not Wanted,” a discussion with a bacon curer and grocer, conducted by H. E. Clark, Supervisor, Auckland District Pig Council. Napier2YZ, on October 11, at 7 p.m., “Housing for Pigs,” by H. T. Donaldson, Supervisor, Tairawhiti District Pig Council. Palmerston North —2ZA, on October 20, at 7 p.m., “Farrowing House Design,” by L. L. Marsdon, Supervisor, Wellington District Pig Council. ■ .
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 3, 15 September 1950, Page 202
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355Radio Broadcasts New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 3, 15 September 1950, Page 202
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