To Increase Production

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 10, 20 September 1929, Page 5

To Increase Production

Lectures from 3YA A PARTICULARLY valuable ‘and informative series of lectures has been arranged .by the Primary Productions Committee for presentation from 3¥A. The detailed schedule of this series is presented below, and rural listeners will be ‘able to select the special lecture in which they are interested. As will be seen, effort oe been made to make a definite ap‘to different sections of farmers. bly one of* the’ most interesting cota) lectures will be that by Mr.. Baird on "Weather Forecasting-in Relation to Farming," which: will be presented on Thursday, , November 21. The talk on "New Zealand Native Plants" by .Mr. Darton, secretary of the Canterbury Horticultural Society, may be expected to interest many city listeners as well as those in the country. Thursday, September 19. "Seasonal Orchard Work from October Onwards," by Mr. J. D. Carolin, Orchards Division, Department of Agriculture. Friday, September 20. ‘Reyiew of+Principal Articles in the * Journal of Agriculture," by Dr. Chas. Chilton. " Thursday, September 26. firme Case for Top-dressing in Canterbury," by Mr. A, ¥. Montgomery,

‘HKields Division, Department of Agriculture, ‘ Thursday, October 38. "The Aims and Objects of Horticul- _ tural Societies," by Mr. O. W. B. Anderson, Chairman of Commit-: tees, : Canterbury Horticultural Society. Thursday; October. 10. "Scheme of Official Pig Recording," by Mr. N..O. D. Alexander, Agricultural College, Lincoln, Thursday, October 17. . "Fireblight-Its History and Measures to Prevent Its Spread," by Mr. L. Paynter, Orchard Division, Department of Agriculture. . ° Thursday, October: 24. "Shelter Belts. on. Farms,’ by Mr. R. 'G. Robinson; Superintendent, Selwyn Plantation Board, Thursday, October 31. ‘ "Manuring of Root Crops," by Mr. R. McGiblivray,. Fields Superintendent, Department of Agriculture. Thursday, November 7. "Co-operative Marketing of Wheat," by Mr. Robert McPherson, Manager of New Zealand, Wheatgrowers’ Cooperative Association. Thursday, November 14. "Keeping Up the Wool Clip," by Mr. D. Sidey, B.Ag., Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln. Thursday, November 21. "Weather Forecasting in Relation to Farming," by Mr. H. F. Baird, Christchurch Magnetic Observatory. . Thursday, November 28. "Certification of Wheat," by Mr. C. C. Leitch, Fields Division, Department of Agriculture,

Thursday, December 5. "New Zealand Native Plants," by Mr. H. I. Darton, Secretary Canterbury Horticultural Society. Thursday, December 12. . "Weaning Lambs on Rape, or Supple‘mentary Feeds for Sheep," . by Member of Staff, Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln. Thursday, December 19. "Farm Chat-Review of Journal of Agriculture," by Dr, Chas, Chilton.