Evening star., 1928-04-16
1O7 STATIONS PUT
FARM NEWS ON AIR
BroadcaSting of Government
Market Reports on
Increase.

Government market news reports for
the special henefit Of the farmer are
now being broadcast regularly by lot
radio stations throughout the United
States. the Department of Agriculture
reports, These market news programs
range from reports on few farm COM
modities at local markets to complete
statements on prices. shipments and
trade conditions for all produce in lead
ing consuming centers,
Begun experimentally in 1921 with
three stations hroadcaSting the reports.
the market news service has expanded
to its present scope through the volun-
tary and non-commercial cooperation
of the broadcasting stations. The news
data is supplied by the branch offices of
the Bureau of Agricultural Economics
which has 3S Offices in - States con-
nected by a leased telegraph wire sys-
| ten of 1900 miles. This permits a
rapid interchange of reports.
/ Thus the farmer has a medium at
his home for quickly learning the con-
dition of the market. How important
this is TO the farmer was Strikingly
revealed in the testimony Of Kansas
| City packing house executive before
a Senate committee recently. He ad
mitted that 1t was impossible for his
| buyers of live stock to make purchases
from the farmers at below market quo
! tations. as they formerly could. because
! the farmers were invariably up-to-the-
minute on the true status of market
| prices--even more so sometimes than
the buyers In the field themselves. he
said.
The Department OF Agriculture cites
the instance of one station alone which
| in the period of six months of broad
casting market and weather reports re-
| ceived more than 5000 letters of CON-
mendation for this service from farm
ers. county banks. live stock shippers
and small merchants in IL surrounding
states.
Government observers report that
| farmers are generally very meticulous
about their radio sets. They usually buy
sets that are the most selective and
| the most capable of tuning I'm distant
stations. There are spots in the country,
however, which do not get good broad
casting service because Of peculiar To-
cal conditions or because they are too
far from powerful stations.
wRC and wMAL win Join in broad
| casting tonight the initial evening ses-
| sion Of the thirty-sevcnth session Of
the Continental Congress. Daughters Of
the American Revolution. The former
station also win send the exercises
through the Blue network OF the Ma
tional BroadcastinR Co.. beginning at
| 7:30 O'Clock. WAfAT, however viii not
begin its broadcast until half an hour
| later.
The principal speeches viii be made
/ by President Coolidge Secretary OF War
| Davis and Sir ESrne Howard. British
| Ambassador. The outstanding musical
| feature viii be two groups OF solos by
| Mime. Phradie Wells of the Metropolitan
Opera Co. The United States Ma
rtne Band will provide the incidental
music and also give half an hours
concert preceding the colFenlng Of the
session. which viii be held IN the Wash
ington Auditorium.
WRc's broadcast OF the D. A. r. pro-
gram eliminates Roxy" and his gang"
the Great Moments in History" period
| and portion OF the concert OF the
A, e. p. Gypsies, three regular Monday
night attractions The General Motors
family party" and the risk Time to-
Retire Bows viii be broadcast as usual.
The Hall johnson Jubilee Singers in
plantation program. VIII feature the
General Motors family party" They
VIII be assisted by a concert orchestra,
the Goldman Band and"'a banjo en-
seniDle directed BY Joe Green.
Other attractions scheduled BY WRC
include the Peoples Home Hour OF
Music and late dance program by
the lie Paradis Band
Aside from the y. A. r. program.
WMAL will broadcast its daily music
| memory contest. a dance program By
David McWilliams' Orchestra and the
meeting Of the Thirty Club. conducted
by A. Cloyd Gil
A play-by-p play account2of the Wash
! ington- Philadelphia base ball game. q
| resume of the news events OF the day by
/ tire Town Crier and a dinner concert
are the attractions scheduled BY WRHF
The dinner concert viii be broadcast
/ from 0 10 7 o'clock.
The Dixie Syncopators. the Honoiu-
/ ians. Norman E. Daily pianist. and Tom
Robertson. banjoist. viii provide WTFF's
principal musical features tonight.
| There also viii be harmonica selections
by Robert Arnold and recital by Frank
Miller. baritone
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