Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., Notes formation of the Farm Paper Bloc by 60 editors of agricultural publications attending a national agricdultural conference. Herbert Myrick of Springfield, Massachusetts, was cited as source.
Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., "Educational programs of the Department of Agriculture were carried to millions of farm listeners in their homes during the last year by 149 broadcasting stations cooperating with the department. The stations devoted in the aggregate more than 1,000 hours each month to broadcasting information from the department."
Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., U.S. Court of Appeals ordered the Midwest Farm Paper Unit, Inc., to pay $37,000 in damages for having acquired a substantial monopoly of the advertising in that type of publication, and that competition was destroyed.
Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., Surveys by county agents suggest that numbers of farms equipped with radios in the U.S. grew from 145,000 in 1923 to 365,000 in 1924 to 550,000 in 1925. Farmers were found to tune in not so much for grand opera or baseball or political speecheds as for weather and market reports.
Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., Letter to the editor doubts the accuracy of a poll announced in the Farm Journal magazine indicating that Governor Landon was gaining throughout the West. Reason: Farm Journal is owned by Joseph N. Pew, Jr., vice president of the Sun Oil Company. "The Pew family has been a heavy contributor to the Liberty League and Mr. Pew himself was shown to have contributed at least $2,000 to the Farmers Independence Council."
Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., National School of the Air to open October first - courses include lectures on important phases of farming industry.
Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., Item, lacking attribution, describes the Breeder's Gazette as one of the best edited and most interesting farm papers published.
Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., Describes success of a 1 1/2-year advertising campaign by an auto tire manufacturer. Emphasizes value of the auto for bringing "produce nearer to a larger market."
Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., A representative of the Federal Radio Commission, Sam Pickard, argues that the farmer and the small town listeners are entitled to good radio.
