Evening star., 1927-09-12
100 RADIO STATIONS.
TO SERVE FARMERS
Agricultural Topics in Pro-
gram Arranged for Season,
Beginning October 8.

Their crop seasons soon over, Amer
lean farmers can sit hack comfortably
and tune in on advice and suggestion
that will come directly from the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. The farm programs Of that
governmental agency will be broad
cast again this year from about 100
stations. beginning October 3 and
continuing until next April 30.
Instituted by the present secretary
Of the Federal Radio Commission, Sam
Packard who was brought here by
Secretary .Jardine for that purpose
from Station kSAC of the Kansas
State Agricultural College, the farm
hroadcasts have been popularity re-
ceived by the Nations rural folk. and
good many city listeners also have
derived a distinct benefit from them.
The programs are offered to broad
casting stations reaching farm COM
munities to be read into their micro
phones They are prepared by en-
perts Of the Department of AGricul-
ture and cover almost the whole range
Of agriculture. Some of the most pop
! ular features of last year are to be
resumed during the 1928 season.
"Aunt Sammy's" Chats Included.
For example. the Department of
Agriculture announces the resumption
! Of the favorite Aunt SammyS' daily
housekeepers' chats. which take up in
informal fashion the problems of
home-making, mealplanning. market
ing, canning and health. "Noontime
Farm Flashes" will also be resumed,
coming five DAYS q week in the form
Of a conversation between a farmer
and his country farm agent anent
such subjects as crops and soils, mar
keting, live stock, poultry keeping
and dairying. Then the Radio Farm
School" will go on the air again,
thrice weekly, presenting in dialogue
form. lessons on the expert side or
all phases of farm economics.
Weather Talks Scheduled.
Weather talks by the weather
Man" will come on alternate Wednes-
days, and the Department of Agri-
culture announces the addition of an
Agricultural Situation Review the first
Monday in each month, dealing with
crops and conditions in important
centers. Other features to be offered
include: "Uncle Abe" and his stories to
farm youngsters; garden talks for
town farmers; talks on insects and
wild life: a weekly farm news digest |
and poultry chats.
The A. and P. Gypsies, directed by |
Harry Horlick open their new season |
Of broadcasting at 7:30 o'clock this |
evening over WRC and other stations |
of the National Broadcasting Co. The |
personnel of Gypsies, a versatile |
string ensemble, comprises a majority |
Of musicians who claim Russia as |
their native land. Their programs |
will continue to feature Russian and |
Hungarian selections.
For the first program of the cur |
rent season, Horlick has arranged IL |
selections, characteristic of the pre- |
vious efforts of the Gypsies. The pro- |
gram opens with that overture which |
il heard again and again, Won Suppe's |
"Poet and Peasant" LeOncavallo's |
'Mattinata," which was supposed to |
have been written for the late Enrico |
Caruso; Kreisler's 'Tamborine Chin |
ois" and Delibes "Chardash" are other |
selections of note on the program.
The Russian Cathedral Choir, which
has taken a prominet part in many of
the stage programs and broadcasts of
the Roxy Theater, will be featured
during the program by Roxy and
His Gang" which will be broadcast
by WRC at $50 o'clock.
THE Pearl Fishers" an opera by
Bizet. will be offered by the National
Grand Opera Co., under the direction |
of Cesare Sodero, at $3.50.
Other features on this evenings pro-
gram include a "Pre-World Series |
Review" by Waite c. Hoyt of the |
New York Yankees; South Sea |
Islanders and the Palais dor Or
ehestra.
A playet, talk and music compose
the wto.hour program which WMAL
will broadcast tonight, beginning ar
o'clock. The playet will be given
by students of the O'Connor School
while the musical portion of the pro-
gram will be provided by the Homo
lulans and Nation Boyce, concert
pianist. The station will open and
close it's broadcast, as usual, with
resume Of the latest news flashes.
Static, more violent than 1t has
been for several weeks, sputtered and
cracked almost incessently last night
and interfered seriously with the re-
ception of the distant broadcasting
stations. Only the super power sta
tions seemed to be able to penetrate
tho barrier of noise with sufficient
strength to allow their signals to be
reproduced in the loud speakers. Sta
fions in all sections could be tuned,
however, but the disturbance was so
annoying listeners soon had to shut
of.