Economics and the Farmer

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 40, 19 April 1929, Page 25

Economics and the Farmer

Series of Lectures from IYA FOR the past two years W.E.A. lec: tures haye been a regular feature on 4YA programmes. They have covered a variety of subjects and have been very informative to listeners. 1YA now announces a very interesting series of twelve lectures, to be given every fortnight. These will be specially for the country people, the subject of the talks being "Economics and the. Farmer." The first of the lectures will be given on Thursday, May 2. The lecturer will be Mr. N. M. Richmond, B.A., Director of the W.H.A. for the Auckland district. When announcing the above series of lectures it is appropriate to mention the great service which the broadcasting stations render to the farming community. It is necessary to refer only. to the many informative lectures. which are broadcast. These talks, given by experts, have covered the whole gamut of farming operations. For instance, there are those given from 2XYA by the Agricultural Department, and the Canterbury Progress League, which early recognised the great value of broadcasting 1s a means of addressing farmers, has given invaluable advice to those farmers of Canterbury who are equipped with receiving sets. The Broadcasting Company is keenly alive to its duty to the. people who live in the country and seeks in every possible way to improve its service for the benefit of farmers. This was instanced recently when special midday sessions were conducted by 8XYA solely for the purpose of supplying the harvesters of Canterbury with a weather report.