The Arvada enterprise., 1922-06-22
Radio Robs Rural Life
of It's ISOLATION

OF It's ISOLATION
G. N. Duncan, manager of the
Arvada Electric company has been
doing q great deal Of experimenting
with radio equipment and is prov
ing its usefulness in many ways. He
is fixing up outfits for use in homes
and finds ready sale for them. The
following article from A. T. Steinel,
better known as Farmer Putnam late
g fthe Western Farm Life but now
with the Colorado Agriculture col
lege tells Of the usefulness Of the
practical radiophone.
Radio Is robbing rural life of its
isolation. Farmers are showing eager
interest in the development of air
communication because of the econc-
mic and socializing influences involv-
ed. The harmony that floats out on
the ether waves Is music to the ear
of the farmer and the current mar
ket reports from authentic sources,
means money in his pocket. So ra-
dio is both q necessity and luxury
for the ruralite; useful as well as or
nameptal.
Colorado Agricultural college at
Fort Collins has detected this trend
Of theugh among the farmers, hence
the decision to make radio one Of the
subjects Of lectures. and demonstra-
tiens during the summer school whic !
opens at Fort Collins juno 10.
- Tas United States bureau Of mar
ksts pioneered In tho development of
radio ~ = service to farmers, by cs.
teblishing market news service via
the postoffice department air mail
route. It remains for the states
thru their agricultural colleges, state
universities or state departments Of
markets, to establish connection wit
tie goxefnmsnt service and organize
systsms Of state distribution TINT viii
rsach every town, village and rura!
eeomunity.
Farmers have. complGined long COZ,
'seaiaG ~ srtain 81 their market re
pestA which in Tie past, have reach
a thsn 'nostly FROM the buyer
Aarksts, and wsrs aecordirsly bias
"a. rsaegzsshie service from go7-
ssnmeutai sesress is in effect. but
tAis 3 very expensive when com
passd with broadcastins Ly radio
He what wireless has bssn CONNER
eislly developed II means that ever!
farmer, Or at least every farming
eouamunity. no matter hew isolated
may pick up the latest market re-
ports. What effect this may hav
en- the future Of. shipping Of live
stock, grain and ether products from
the farm Is hard To Estimate. 1t put
Tie producer In prompt touch wit
~ easkets ef the entire country aat
enables HIN 10 determine to bette
ADVANTAGE his course Of selling.
That private agsne:ss are awarc
ths trend Of things b apparent. 70
saay two weeks ago the Associated
Pvsss carried ~ announcemsns
the effect thst the Chicago Board
ef Ttads intended to broadcast i.
market rspests for tho benefit Of the
preduessx Il = up to the farmer
70 project kimssk against confusion,
end frasd that night arise by tn
pssaiaescvs broadcasting Of price
wAieA nay or nay not b authentic.
Asfs y one Of the problems pr,
ssntsd for regulation Of air com
munieatiens.
Bat ~ market reports arcnot tn
cnly noesssity that radio brings t.
the fasnsr's homs. United States
weather reports are Of great import
once. 7fose Of Us who listen in at
p. M, In pur comfortable radio room
with microphcnes at ecrs, OF loung
ing<bsek Ia an easy chair with one
ear cooked toward tho amplIfiei
think Of weather reports as a con-
vsnisncs. and nothing more. Wit
the ranchnan and fruit grower It
. different matter. Ovor on the
Western slope Ia the Grand valley, er
In frsnoht county, the orchardist
wstehing the fruit buds. 1t has been
abAornally warm lately and IN
Luds are almost ready to burst. The
time y nearing when . few degrees
diflsrsncs In temperature will indi-
cate either . seasons harvest Of
fruit, or . los Of . third to . hal
. crop because Of = freeze. Here
= comes news over the radio at 8 p.
h.-instesd Of the ncxt morning
after the svsnt-that . drop In
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