Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., Surveys by county agents suggest that numbers of radio sets on farms in the U.S. had grown from 145,000 in 1923 to 365,000 in 1924 and 553,000 in 1925. A survey in1923 shows that the average price of the manufactured sets on farms was $175.
Describes eChoupal, a network of internet kiosks to "access up-to-date data about the weather, input costs, market prices and technical knowledge, all in the local language."
Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., USDA reports estimates of more than 1 million receiving sets now in regular use on farms. Article describes listener acceptance of the new medium. Also describes response to the USDA experimental radio market news service announced on December 21, 1920, and developed thereafter.
Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 2 pages., Report of a nationwide survey among farm residents by the National Farm Radio Council. Identifies kinds of programs valued by listeners. Article also describes the role and organization of the Council.
Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., Cites a reader who emphasizes the value of weather reports and forecasts to farmers. "Since the advent of the rural delivery, all up-to-date farmers get a daily paper, and its value can be made immeasurably greater by a careful study of the weather report."
