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World Service,26 Jun 1999,13 mins

Farming to Music

The Farming World

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Does rock music really boost tomato production under glass? Apparently the bass beat vibrates the flowers sufficiently to aid the release of pollen. Plus, a chicken farmer who plays music to his barn chickens all day.

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