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Show TV Is Changing Farm Home Life Daily Farm Routine Is First to Change Although not as many farmers as city dwellers have been exposed ex-posed as yet to television, the new medium is having a marked effect on farm Ufa where It has reached, a recent survey reveals. The parlor and living room are no longer reserved for special occasions. They have been transformed trans-formed Into livable rooms where the family gathers nightly to watch favorite programs. Surprisingly, Surpris-ingly, there Is more rather than i i v....-....-"-'' More and mora farm families fats tailing television as stations sta-tions are established In smaller Itles. As a result, farm routines are being changed so that housewives house-wives and men of the family can watch their favorite programs. less visiting among neighbors, as families gather together to watch favorite programs. There have been many changes in the farmer's dally routine. Milking time often is speeded up so the men can see favorite programs. pro-grams. The farm wife has adjusted her work schedule to have time to watch news features and home-makers' home-makers' programs. And most farm families are making Intelligent use of television tele-vision as an entertainment medium. medi-um. They are quickly overcoming the problem of "television slaves" and are controlling the set. Television viewing is having no effect on church attendance. Churches in many rural areas report re-port that attendance is at an all-time all-time high. All in all, television seems to have brought better .living to the rural areas of the nation. |