The Redwood gazette., 1930-04-30
II. S. D! A. Radio Program
Week of May 5fh to 10

A special Child Health Week pro-
gram presented by the Bureau of
Home Economics opens, and broad
cast sponsored by the American AS
sociation of Land Grant Colleges and
Universities closes the National
Farm and Home Hour schedule of
broadcasts in the interests of agricul-
ture presented daily by the United
States Department of Agriculture in
cooperation with the National Broad
casting Company and network of
35 associated stations.
The Child Health Week program on
Monday, May 5, will include an ad-
dress by Miss Mary Murphy, Direct
or of the Elizabeth Mccormick Mem
orial Foundation, Chicago.
In the Land Grant College program
on Saturday, May 10, H. ]. Baker,
director of extension for New Jersey,
will present description of the eco
nomic services available to farmers
from the State agriculture extension
divisions. The program will also in
clude a summary of the May crop
report by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and musical
numbers by the United States Army
Band.
Other programs of the week will
anclude the Farm Board period on
Friday, May 9, and among other
talks discussions of preventing farm
fires caused by spontaneous ignition
of stored products, of fly control,
and of the national forests as vaca-
tion spots. The complete program
for the week follows:
Monday, May 5-Child Health
Week program including an address
by Miss Mary Murphy of the Eliza
beth Mccormick Memorial Founda-
tion, Chicago, Illinois.
Tuesday, May 6-"The Garden Cal
endar," by w. R. Beattie, horticul-
turist, Bureau of Plant Industry;
N:.Shooing That Fly" by ]. L. Webb,
entomologist, Bureau of Entomology. |
Wednesday, May 7-"April Wealth
er and Crops" by j. B. Kincer, me-
Eeorologist, United States Weather
Bureau; "Vacationing on the Nation
al Forests" by H. M. Sears, super
visor of the Natural Bridge National
Forest in Virginia.
Thursday, May 8-"The Farm
Business Library" by M. S. Eisen-
hover, Director Of Information, Un-
lted States Department of Agricul-
ture: ''Those Mysterious Barn Fires"
n Ip,.,a
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils;
<.May Feed Markets." by F. j. Hosk-
ing, economist, Bureau of Agricultur-
al Economics.
Friday, May 9-"The Household
by Rowena Schmidt Car
penter, assistant to the chief, Bureau
of Home Economics; "The Week with
the Farm Board" by Frank Ridegay,
director of information, Federal
Farm Board; Second Farm Board
speaker to be announced.
Saturday, May 10-"The May
Crop Report" by w. F. Callander,
chairman, Federal Crop Reporting
Board; Business Helps from Your
State College," by H. j. Baker, di-
rector of Extension, Rutgers Univer-
sity, Brunswick, New Jersey.
The National Farm and Home
Hour is broadcast from 12:45 to 1:3O
o. m. Eastern Standard Time; 11:45
a. m. TO 1890 p. m. Central Standard
Time; and i0:45 to 1870 a. m. Noun
tain Standard Time.
The following stations will broad
east the National Farm and Home
Hour programs:
WIZ, New York City; WBZ, Spring
field; WBZA, Boston; WHAM, Roch-
ester; KDKA, Pittsburgh; WJR, De-
sroit: WLW, Cincinnati; KFkX and
WIS, Chicago; WREN and WDAF,
Kansas City; KSTP, st. Paul-Minne-
apolis; WEBC, Duluth-Superior;
WSM, Nashville; WAX, Jackson
vile; WOAI, San Antonio; WKY,
Oklahoma City; KVOO, Tulsa; KTHS,
Hot Springs; KOA, Denver, WRC,
WHO'D, Miami; WPTF,
Raleigh; WBAL, Baltimore; WHO,
Des Moines; WRVA, Richmond;
woo, Davenport; WBT, Charlotte;
wHAS, Louisville; WOW, Omaha;
Dallas; WBAP, Fort Worth;
WSB, Atlanta; WJDX, Jackson,
Miss; and WSMB, New Orleans.
The following stations are added
for the Saturday program: KGO, San
Francisco; KGW, Portland, KHQ,
Spokane; KFI, Los Angeles; KOMO,
Seattle; WTMJ, Milwaukee, KPO,
San Francisco; and KSL, Salt Lake
City