Radio Broadcasts to Farmers

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 87, Issue 1, 15 July 1953, Page 32

Radio Broadcasts to Farmers

RADIO broadcasts to farmers’ will be given during August as follows: IYA Auckland, 7.15 p.m. 5 August-—" Mole Drainage”, by D. F. Scott, Machinery Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Auckland. 12 August—“ Troubles of the Calving Cow”, by G. V. Wallace, Veterinarian, Department of Agriculture, Auckland. : 19 August—“ Spring Pasture Management”, by 11. Woodyear-Smith, Auckland. 26 August—Y.F.C. session, by Kaikohe district committee of Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs. IXH Hamilton, 12.33 p.m. 6 August“Johne’s Disease in Cattle”, by D. W. Caldwell, Veterinarian, Department of Agriculture, Hamilton. 13 August—“ Problems of the Month”, by H. M. Bull, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Hamilton. 20 August— Country and Meat Production”, by A. W. Moore, Federated Farmers, Hamilton. 27 August —“Rush Control with Hormone Weedkillers”, by F. B. Thompson, Department of Agriculture Soil Research Station, Rukuhia. IYZ Rotorua, 7.15 p.m. 6 —Y.F.C. talk, by Matamata district committee of the Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs. 20 August—-“ Review of the Incidence of Feed Flavour in Dairy Produce in 1952-53 Season”, by G. Purvis, Superintendent of Butter Instruction, Department of Agriculture, Hamilton. 2XP New Plymouth, 8.1 p.m. 6 August—“Waimate West Demonstration Farm”, by E. M. Bates, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Hawera. 13 August“ Hill-country Farming in Central Taranaki”, by J. H. Lockhart, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Stratford. 20 —Discussion on the various types of buckraked silage stacks on Mr. H. W. E. Phillip’s farm, Okato.

27 August The rearing of poultry on a commercial poultry farm near New Plymouth. 2YZ Napier, 7 p.m. 4 August—“Oversowing on Grass-grub Infested Areas”, by F. H. Collin, Fields Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Hastings. 18 August—’“Feed Flavours in Milk and Cream”, by L. W. Scott, Farm Dairy Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Hastings. 2ZA Palmerston North, 12.33 p.m. 3 August“ Treatment of Lambing Troubles”, by E. Nelson, Livestock Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Palmerston North. 10 August“ Preparation for Sowing Brassica Crops”, by F. G. Spite, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Masterton. 17 August“ Running and Maintenance of Cream Separator”, by M. J. McFetridge, Special Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Palmerston North. 24 August“ Mole Drainage in the Manawatu”, by E. W. S. Wilson, Farm Drainage Officer, Department of Agriculture, Palmerston North. 31 August—“Y.F.C. Session”, by I. G. Tabor. 3YA Christchurch 3 August (12.20 p.m.)Talk, by members of North Canterbury district Committee of Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs. 13 August (7.15 p.m.)—Review of “New Zealand Journal of Agriculture”, by E. G. Smith, Fields Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Ranglora. 24 August (12.20 p.m.)—"Diseases of the Feet of Farm Stock”, by A. C. Howse, Veterinarian, Department of Agriculture, Christchurch. 4YA Dunedin, 9.15 p.m. 12 August—" Telling Aspects of the Rabbit Pest”, by A. R. Murdoch, Livestock Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Kurow. 26 August“ The Home Vegetable Garden”, by W. G. Crawford, Horticultural Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Oamaru. Regular Sessions IXH Hamilton, Tuesdays at 8 p.m. (Frankton stock market report), Wednesdays at 12.33 p.m.

(report from Ruakura Animal Research Station), Thursdays at 12.33 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m. (Waikato stock review). IXN Whangarei, Mondays at 8 p.m., Wednesdays at 8 p.m. (Northland stock market report), Fridays at 8 p.m. IYA Auckland, Mondays at 7 p.m. (Auckland stock market report), Tuesdays at 12.35 p.m., Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 12.33 p.m. IYD Auckland, Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. IYZ Rotorua, Mondays at 12.33 p.m. (Waikato stock review), fortnightly on Tuesdays at 12.33 p.m. (Federated Farmers’ session), Tuesdays at 6.55 p.m. (Frankton stock market report), Thursdays at 12.33 p.m., Thursdays at 7.15 p.m. (farm talks alternating with session for Bay of Plenty farmers), fortnightly on Fridays at 12.33 p.m. (pig council talk). 2XA Wanganui, Wednesdays at 8 p.m. (Wanganui stock sale report), Thursdays at 8 p.m. 2XG Gisborne, Tuesdays at 8 p.m. 2XN Nelson, Thursdays at 8 p.m. 2XP New Plymouth, Thursdays at 8 p.m. 2YA Wellington, Mondays at 7.15 p.m., Thursdays at 12.33 p.m., Fridays at 7 p.m. (Feilding stock market report). 2YZ'Napier, Tuesdays at 12.12 p.m. (Hawkes Bay orchardist session), Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Wednesdays at 7.15 p.m. (Hawkes Bay-Poverty Bay livestock market report), Thursdays at 12.33 p.m. 2ZA Palmerston North, Mondays at 12.33 p.m., Fridays at 8.45 p.m. (Feilding stock market report). 3XC Timaru, Tuesdays at 8 p.m., Thursdays at 8 p.m. . r A Christchurch, Mondays at 12.20- p.m., Wednesdays at 7.15 p.m. * (Addington stock market report), Thursdays at 12.33 p.m. and 7.15 p.m. 3YZ Greymouth, Thursdays at 12.33 p.m. 4YA Dunedin, Wednesdays at 7.20 p.m., Thursdays at 12.33 p.m. 4YZ Invercargill, Mondays at 12.33 p.m. and 7.15 p.m., Tuesdays at 7.15 p.m. (Lorneville stock market report), Thursdays at 12.33 p.m.

j | Book Reviews B “High Country Journey’’: Peter Newton THIS third book on his beloved high country by Peter Newton leaves the impression of a much maturer author than was revealed in its predecessors “Wayleggo” and “High Country Days”. His enthusiasm for this land apart, the high country of Canterbury between Glen Lyon in the south and Molesworth in the north, is more subdued but nevertheless convincing. Only one with a deep affection for the country and its people would have undertaken such a horseback journey. The result is a valuable contribution to the history of the development of a specialised and important type of farming in New Zealand that the author claims with some reason has not hitherto received the recognition it deserves. The text is necessarily full of topographical detail, acreages, and

carrying capacities, but is attractively interlarded with gossipy narrative of the famous stations and of the men and women who keep them going. Four folding maps enable the author’s route to be closely followed and the properties discussed to be located; and though the 34 plates are a liberal measure of illustration, the photography is of such high standard that one wishes for more. —G.J.N. A. H. and A. W. Reed, Wellington. 275. 6d. “A New Zealand Trout Stream”: K. Radway Allen WHERE the trout come from and where they go to are problems that beset most anglers. Many of them have their own decided views on the answers. This Fisheries Bulletin No. 10a of the Marine Department describes in simple language for the benefit of the angler the results of - a scientific experiment to determine how trout streams should be managed to yield the best possible catches. Inquiries for the bulletin should be made to acclimatisation societies. Government Printer, Wellington.

Publications Received “Statistical Tables for Biological, Agricultural and Medical Research”, Sir R. A. Fisher and F. Yates. Macmillan and Co. Ltd., London. 21s. net. “Year Book of Agricultural Cooperation 1953”. The Horace Plunkett Foundation, Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 21s. “Symposium on Chromosome Breakage”. John Innes Horticultural Institution. Oliver and Boyd, London (Macmillan and Co. Ltd.). 455. Courses at Flock House Farm of Instruction All vacancies in intakes of trainees for courses of instruction during .1954 at the Department of Agriculture’s Flock House Farm of Instruction, Bulls, have been filled. A few vacancies for the January 1955 intake remain and a number of applications for entry to courses up to and including January 1959 have been received. Parents or guardians intending to apply for the admission of boys to Flock House are advised to make early application. A prospectus, containing an application form, can be obtained from the Department’s local Extension Division officer.