Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25

activity. In fact, by this small In
strument now in the home of prac-
tically a million farmers, agricultural
conditions throughout the United
States are bound. within a few years,
to assume an ordered and prosperous
status now undreamed of.
Predictions for this National Farm
Radio School are about all that should
he in order now 1t is not put to-
gether. 1t is going through that
process now. The various bureaus of
the department are getting together
the material that will be used in the
lecture coures.
Plans for enrolment are under way
! in the radio bureau. under the direc-
ton OF Sam Pickard, bureau chief
This enrolment is being handled on
a return post card hearing on one-half
of the course to he offered in the
school The course desired is checked
and the detached card mailed to the
radio bureau. over million of. these
radio cards have been placed in the
hands of county farm agents, radio
stations and persons throughout the
United states. Farmers are securing
these blank cards from one or the
other of those sources or from Wash
| ington. The names that are being
sent into Washington will he used
as Il mailing list for radio lecturers
aud for bulletins which may from
time to time he desired by individual
| farmers.
After a recent radio tour of the
country, during which he visited 500
| farms in 20 States having radios and
the principal broadcasting stations of
| the Nation, Mr.. Pickard of the bu-
reau made the statement that both
the college and commercial broad
casters are making every effort to
anticipate the farmers problems with
| interesting, helpful programs. and are
winning large and faithful audiences
as a body. He pointed out that IN
districts 60 miles from railroads farm
Eers already were showing increased
bank balances from following author
itative agricultural radio talks.
In an address to college editors at
East Lansing, Mich, recently. Mr..
! PiclSartl said
Radio on the farm is yielding more
| dollars and cents return on the in
vestment, developing a more prosper
l.ous American agriculture and bring
| Ing about more contented. better
understanding class of farmers than
any other single contribution of the
I
age.
/ Until educational Institutions value
| the effectiveness of radio instruction
highly enough adequately to finance a
competent staff, trained IN the tech
nique Of broadcasting. they cannot ex-
peet successfully to utilize this new
invention, probably the greatest boon
To education since the printing press
was invented.s
In touching upon this phase of the
schools work, il Is pointed out that
the Department OF Agriculture has
now il policy OF having feature writer's
weave timely information into dialogue
! material for broadcasting purposes.
At present the department is send.
ing out. over some sixty.odd stations,
| its feature known az Radio News
| Digest This is mailed to the fvari-
Gus stations throughout the country
| that are interested in giving to the
! farm folks information along the lines
lpf their occupations Before Fall comes
around and the regular Winter pro
gram is put into effect. a new list Of
braadcasfing stations will be worked
out. At present, the bureau lis aware
OF the fact that some Of the stations
handling matNrial are duplicating
slightly on tkfritory. This IL not
necessary, and. irs4hermore. adds to