The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-29

farmers III our county anu lhihi""'"'S
vicinity. Radio at the present time
has been somewhat uninteresting to
this class OF radio fans. There are a
good many farmers who have install
ed sets of every description and there
are those who, in the near future, will
be included among the enthusiasts OF
radio receivers. Many OF the above
are interested and those who Will in
stall sets will become interested in
knowing that each week something If
devoted entirely to their life work and
benefit
AS result Of a conference between
representatives of tie eastern states
Farmers Exchange, the Hampden
County Improvement League, the
New England Homestead, the Federal
Land Bank and Radio Station WBI, a
radio service for farmers mas
been arranged that will give this type
OF listener complete information on
activities that will materially assist
him In his work. Each of the four
former organizations has prepared to
forster a series of ten lectures which
will touch on the big things that are
of interest to farmers.
On Monday nights, The Federal
Land Bank OF Springfield has arrang-
cd for talks on banking problems.
The first, which will be given this
week. is on Agriculture Credit. by a
member of the bank. 1t will tell the
farmer exactly what has to be done
In order to obtain money for agricul-
tural needs and will also outline the
good that the bank has done in assist
ing the farmer with needed loans.
On Wednesday nights the Farmers
Period will be In charge OF the Hamp-
den County Improvement League. the
talks thus given VIII touch upon the
intimate problems of the farmer in
caring for his various crops. This
week, Samuel &. Hood. the farmer
specialist of the League will give his
first of four talks on the Farmers
Job of Feeding New England His
next three talks will be "The Road
from Orchard to Market" Our
Breakfast Eggs" and Don't BE Afraid
of What Happens in the Dark. This
last talk will be on the relation OF
the middleman to the producer and
consumer.
On Thursday evening, the New Eng
land Homestead will give a complete
forecast of coming events. These
talks have been given for quite a
while and the farmers are well aware
OF their value.
Friday nights will be taken care OF
by the Eastern State Farmers Ex-
change. This Friday, Major Frank
Knox, Editor of the Manchester Union
and Leader, will give an address on
"a Cooperative marketing or one
commodity In Denmark and New
HAMPSHIRE. Major Knox is well
known for his farming and newspa-
per activities in New England and his
talk is bound to be of interest to
farmers.
On November 80 Howard Selby. the
General Manager of the Eastern States
Farmers Exchange. will speak about
Buying and Distributing the Farmers
Raw Material
The remainder of the talks will be
given by the following prominent men
of New England: Richard Pattee OF
Boston, Mass, director of the N. e. A.
NJ p. A.; Fl. w. Tinkham of Warren,
r. l.. directors OF the N. e. M. r. A,
Row ID. Hunter of West Claremont,
N. H.. president Of the e. S. F. X. and
Sullivan County Farm Bureau; Rob-
ert p. Bass OF Peterboro. N H., d1rec-
tor of the T.. s. f. x, and New Hamp-
shire Cooperative Marketing Asso-
citation: Prof. c. w. Fawcett, Profess
sor of the Animal Husbandry of the
a. al I'm
and Thomas elder, Mt. Herman. MASS.
superintendent OF the Mt. Herman
School Farm.
Something that will be interesting
to our Skowhegan fans is that or
new foreign station, which mas Deen
opened up in Madagascar and assign
ed the call of Fiji. This station is
only temporary one and VIII exist
until the new station at Tullear Bay
is completed. i.
There are several new features OIL
our local radio news which VIII com
mand attention of radio enthusiasts
during the next few weeks before
Christmas. Although the editor oil
this column cannot state dennlteiy
Just what will be done in regards 10
transient listeners-in, he Is going TO
try and make 1t possible for the re-
ception of radio concerts in Skowhe-
gan.
There is quite demand locally for
PARTS for receiving outfits and this de-
mand will be somewhat overcome by
the entrance into the radio field OF
some of our local radio enthusiasts.
II is hoped that by the next issue OF
our paper the above entrants VIII
have eliminated the idea OF our new
radio prospects to hear concerts be-
fore the purchase or the making OF
machines.
Leslie Grundy, who is undoubtedly
one of the best informed men In radio
today. is doing a lot of work for the
improvement of radio. We are es-
pecially interested In knowing that he
is in Skowhegan and hope that we can
include him soon as local broad
cast transmitter.
Broadcast receiving has been fair
ly good locally during the past week
and many speakers of prominence
have been heard by local listeners,
The new station of WNAC has been
especially good. Station WEAF, New
n