ON the AIR Fare For Listeners-In

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 7, 30 March 1927, Page 7

ON the AIR Fare For Listeners-In

NEW ZEALAND PROGRAMMES New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follows: — IT A (AUCKLAND), 420 metres, 500 This evening’s programme is as follows: 3.0 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.—Afternoon session. 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.—News and reports, etc. 8.0 p.m. to 10.0 p.m.—Chimes; relay of orchestral selections by the Rialto Theatre Orchestra under the direction of Mr. E. Engell; baritone solos, (a) “Admiral’s Broom,” (b) “Kamate,” Mr. Kennedy; elocutionary, “Simon Degree” (from “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”), Mr. C. Allen; contralto solos, (a) “Valley of Laughter,” (b) selected, Mrs. Jellard; violhi solos, (a) “Ballet Music from Rosamunde,” (b) “Bye Bye Blackbird,” Mr. A. Gracie; soprano solos, (a) “Cuckoo” (Lehman), (b) selected, Mrs. Chisholm; pianoforte solo, “Ballad in Ab” (Chopin), Miss B. Armstrong; weather reports and interval; relay of orchestral selections from the elocutionary, selected, Mr. Allen. 3YA (CHRISTCHURCH), 400 metres, Rialto Theatre; baritone solo, “Maori Folk Song,” Mr. Kennedy; elocutionary, “Teacher and Children” (from “Eyes of Youth”), Mr. Allen; contralto solo, selected, Mrs. Jellard; violin solo, “Viennese Melody” (Kreisler), Mr. Gracie; soprano solo, “Drink to me Only” (Johnson), Mrs. Chisholm; pianoforte solos, (a) “Minuet” (Zanella), (b) selected, Miss Armstrong; 500 watts. , , This evening’s programme is as follows : 3.0 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.—Afternoon concert. 6.30 p.m. to 7.0 p.m.—Children’s session. Uncle Jack. 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.—News and reports, etc. , S.O p.m. to 10.0 p.m.—Chimes; relay of orchestral selections by the Liberty Theatre Orchestra under the direction of Mr. Ernest Jamieson; glees, (a) “Bright is the Morn” (Wagner), (b) “Grey Days” (Noel Johnson), Mrs. Russell’s Glee Club; bass solo, “Shall I Wasting in Despair,” Mr. Lane Wilson; soprano solo, selected, Mrs. H. L. Bowker; glees, (a) “How Beautiful is Night,” (b) “The Spider and the Fly” (Hamblett), Glee Club; violin solos, selected, Mrs. A. C. Moysey; glee, “Indian Love Song” (Cadman), Glee Club; pianoforte solos, (a) “Prelude” (Griere), (b) “Butterfly” (Lavallei), Mrs. J. E. Russell; contralto solo, “Leaves and the Wind” (Leoni), Mrs. E. W. Pidgeon; glees, (a) “Sister Awake” (Frank Bridge), (b) “In the Belfry” (Rowley), Glee Club; interval; relay of orchestral selections from the Liberty Theatre; glee, “The Sunbeam” (Smart), Glee Club; bass solos, (a) “Blind Ploughman” (Clarke), (b) “Youth” (Allitsen), Mr. Walter Ingle; pianoforte solos, (a) “Fidelite" (Schlitt), (b) “Running” (Godard), Mrs. J. E. Russell; two-part song, “Daffodils” (Landon Ronald), Glee Club; violin solo, selected, Mrs. Moysey; contralto solo, selected, Mrs. E. W. Pid?eon; glee, “Ye Spotted Snakes” Wheeler), Glee Club. 4YA (DUNEDIN), 380 metres, 750 watts. , , There will be no transmission this evenin 3YK (WELLINGTON), 295 metres, 120 watts. . , ... This evenings programme is as follows: 7.45 p.m. to 10.0 p.m.—Announcements and reports; studio concert and relay of dance selections from the New Adelphi Cabaret by Manuel Hyman’s Exhibition Band. NOTES Atmospheric conditions were good last evening, consistent reception being enjoyed from New Zealand and Australian stations. AMATEUR STATIONS The Department has issued the following statement in regard to amateur transmitting stations: —Holders of amateur radio transmitting licenses are advised that the wave length of 35 metres is required by the Admiralty in future for naval communications. To ensure that such naval work is not interfered with, anv permits given to amateurs for the wave band 34 to 36 metres are now withdrawn. On no account must amateurs make use of any wave length within this band. . , The regular wave band provided by the regulations for amateur transmitting sets is 120 to 160 metres. Permits for the use of other wave lengths may be granted to speciallv qualified amateurs on application. It is known that various amateurs have used short waves in the past without first seeking for permission, and all amateurs are advised that action will be taken in any such case coming under notice in future.

Such results can only be obtained by close attention to cultivation, manuring and stock management. Experience has proved that where ploughing is possible, given average climatic conditions, almost any class of land can be brought into profitable occupation. This truth is apparently too little recognised to-day, and farmers, in many cases, spurred on by heavy financial burdens, are too ready to go for quick returns, and fail to put that essential care and attention into the land which brings the greatest results in the future. VALUE OF INTENSIVE FARMING The value of intensive farming methods and the judicious use of fertilisers is in far greater evidence among Southern farmers than in the North Island. There, to a much greater extent than in the North, climatic conditions have forced the farmer to cultivate his land wherever possible, and on many of the farms in Otago especially, rotation cropping assisted in latter years by the judicious use of fertilisers, has done much to maintain the fertility of the land and compensate the owners for their labour. A TYPICAL INSTANCE A typical instance of what can be done by intensive farming methods came under the notice of the writer during a recent visit to Otago. It was a small dairy farm of less than fifty acres situated in a gulf running into a range of rather poor hills. To the majority of farmers only a very small portion of it would have appeared worth ploughing, for it extended up the side of the hills on to the top of a saddle. The owner, however, had given a convincing indication of what could be done by cultivation. Practically every foot of the holding had been ploughed and, by a system of rotation cropping, the pastures were kept clean and healthy, irrespective of the fact that they supported more than double the number of stock per acre possible on any of the adjoining holdings. v Seen from the hills on the opposite side of the valley the farm presented a picture that testified to the enterprise and ability of its owner. Well-subdivided, each paddock stood out clearly defined, and crops could be seen in various stages of growth. Lucerne, mangels, barley and other supplementary fodder crops were there to meet the needs of the cattle at the various seasons of the year. Through the use of fertilisers and cultivation everything growing on the property was healthy and according to the stage of its growth, well developed. A ROTORUA INSTANCE In the Auckland district a striking indication of what farming can do is to be seen on the Whakatane - Rotorua Road within eight or nine miles of Rotorua. Set right in the midst of what appears to be unfertile useless land is a well-managed farm, containing clean pastures and healthy stock. On all its boundaries stunted manuka and noxious growths reign supreme. Even on the roadside abounding the property manuka and blackberry have possession. While most of the country adjoining the property is in a state of wilderness and returning nothing, the man who controls the clean block is reported to take off it every year some of the best lambs that pass through the Waikato. The quality of the land and the state of the neighbouring • country, however, makes it clearly evii dent that any results are due solely to

settler in all parts of the Auckland Province. In fact, in all parts of the district to-day, handling all classes of soil, individual farmers are proving what intensive farming methods, aided by cultivation and fertilisers, can do. Portions of the poor gum lands, swamp lands, and the pumice lands of the south have all been proved to respond to industry and enterprise. On the other hand, sections in some of the richest parts of the district are farmed in a manner conducive to the reaping of only partial returns, and which, in many cases, allows no profit for the owner. The truth of this statement can be realised by any traveller through the district, where, fn instance after instance, adjoining a well-farmed property can be seen a section containing starved pastures, in which noxious growths are strikingly evident, and where it is clear there can be only a very small (if any) margin of profit. The day of rich, fertile flats, which required little or no manure, is practically gone for ever as far as New Zealand is concerned. To obtain profitable results from the land today, the farmer must be prepared to put back into it a portion of what he takes out. In other words, he must be prepared to work his ground, and apply' the requisite quantity of fertilisers. It is useless for farmers to adopt half measures. No saving method which starves the land ever paid. If a farmer is situated, financially or otherwise, that he cannot afford to pay the necessary attention to his land, and work it with a view to obtaining the highest scale of profitable production, then he would be better engaged in some other line of industry. Admittedly, many farmers may be financially distressed, but there if ’v one way out to success, and i s by intensive farming. Half-n. ures are useless. “MADE IN NEW ZEALAND” INDUSTRIAL FAIR ENDS VALUE OF EXHIBITION At the closing ceremony of the Industrial Fair last evening Mr. T. H. Macky, chairman of directors of the New Zealand-made Preference League, said that the fair had done a great deal to show the consuming public what New Zealand manufacturers could produce. It had been in existence for only a few weeks, and it was desired to demonstrate that a wide variety of goods was capable of more than favourable comparison with foreign importations. There was no doubt that the effect of the exhibition would be widespread, and would materially assist in developing the “New Zealand-made” sentiment. Mr. W. Honey, the league’s organiser, also addressed the gathering and said that the total estimation of attendance for the past six days was over 100,000. Congratulatory messages had been received on all hands, and they were intending opening a similar fair in the Wellington Town Hall within a few weeks. Over 2,000 associate members had been enrolled and offers of support had been received from all classes. Badges

would be issued to all members, including shopkeepers. The league’s slogan was now being printed on the backs of 2,500,000 tram tickets, and it was intended to print it on 60,000,000 tickets within the next year. Various activities were being prepared throughout the Dominion, and would be carried into effect shortly.