Evening star., 1925-03-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| You have written about seed cata-
logues, why don't you write something
about radio catalogues?" asked a
| friend. - -
"Ail right, j WILL" I said; but now ]
can go him one better. How would a
fcolumn about a seed house that runs
radio breadcasting station suit?
! 1t seems 20 me 1t will about fill the
| BILL since Spring is really here. and
seeds are ''in the air" to use a fancy
| way OF speaking. Practically minded
| people will insist that the ground is
| the proper place for seeds, and, of
| course, one must agree with them on
| that.
l am not going TO give the name or
| the location of this seed company and
| its broadcasting station, because, if |
| did, some kind soul might accuse me
! OF giving them free advertising"
| We have got some of their seeds etc,
| but have not planted any of it yet,
| and, of course know nothing whatever
about the quality. Therefore, ! could
| not boost their stuff if / wanted to-
Being booklover, however. it is well
| within my province to tell my readers
OF something good when l chance to
run upon it. This seedmsn's 1926 seed
book is by all odds the plainest looking
and most interesting OF the seed cata-
! logues.
| 1t is Just 40 pages Of plain paper
/ covers the same as the insides. AS a
! work OF art, II does not compare with
any of the magnificent books put out
| by some of the seed houses.
| Reading il, however. is just like
reading letter from the home folks
/ Sure-the big cities are full of 'home
| folks" Thousands of us in the
| National Capital, for instance are just
/ nc f,lIy
women on the farms and in the small
| towns.
| It gives US thrill right down the
| old spine TO pick up a business pub
lication and find a human being talking
! TO US,
| A letter from the boss" sets the
| pace for this unusual seed catalogue.
He says: 81 hope this may be a great
| year for all of us. We most of us
| lived through last year all right and
| If we did that we ought to get through
this next one easily. And It's going TO
be a good year, j am sure of it. Bet
| ter prices, better weather and better
| times,
| we are all getting along about as
| usual here, all well, all busy. eating
! three meals a day, and getting as
| much else as is good for US. Not
| making very much money, but there 6
| lots of us in that fix"
Yes, they sell pigs and chickens
| too. the reader is informed. At the
bottom of this page is an invitation
| TO tune in on the broadcasting
| station.
| Il hope you are all listening to our
| radio station says the chief. "foI
! 1t is the best way in the world 10
! get acquainted with US. We believe
! in the 'home-folks' type of music, and
| YOU may not get whole lot of jazz
| and classic, but / believe you will lik &
! II anyway.
| You will also hear a lot of pretty
good talks on gardening, flowers and
| seeds, and such topics. We use the
266 wave length, and our schedule al
! present is as follows:
| Concerts daily, except Tuesday
$50 to Q pm
| Sunday, religious services, pm
| and $50 and s pm.
| Farmer dinner concerts, 1926 10
| :25 pm. each day.
Glass A, 500 watts, 26e meters"
| According to what i have read
| about this station in radio pubIica-
| tions, practically all the broadcast
| ing Is done by the big chiefs family
which is a large one-11 children,
believe--and the employees of the
company.
If you can tune il in-I have never
been able to-you probably would he
able to pick up something brand new