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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 656, 1 February 1952, Page 12

ITH quite unreasonable selfishness, I momentarily | _ begrudge the time given during day«sessions to things in which I am myself uninterestedwhen the only alternative to sports relays and wool prices is Aunt Jenny. I have learnt not only to accept, but to look forward to, Jack Aylesbury’s Country Journal from 1YA on Tuesdays. To me, who knows as little about farming as any other city-bred New Zealander, this sessidn both reveals the fine work being done by individual farmers throughout the province, end teaches a good deal abuut the facts of farming. Much of its success depends on the easy, pleasant manner of Jack Aylesbury, his expert knowledgs of farming and his adeptness as an interviewer. The latter skill gave piquancy to his intimate Christmas tour of 1YA’s studios, and was heard to advantage in a more recent session when he interviewed a visitor from the Isle of Jersey to the Golden Jubilee Show. By an unerring choice of questions, in a few minutes he squeezed his informant dry of information about Jersey cattle and their adaptation to New Zealand conditions. He never cows his subject, but steers him gently along, always scoring a bull.