Little short of calling us scaredy cats, the author says that training dwarf and semidwarf apple trees isn't as difficult as we might think. And, as for pruning, he adds, the main difficulty is not enough of it.

Dairy calves can be weaned from milk at 1 month of age by feeding a palatable, nutritious starter. Here's more about the early weaning program's "secret" - getting the calves on starter at an early age.

To judge tillage methods realistically, you need to know what the methods are ana to look at them in terms of the reasons for tillage. Then you can better judge how well the different methods work in getting the job done.

Overfeeding sows and gilts during gestation is a common mismanagement practice. Here's how concrete stalls were built for individual feeding to assure a minimum, but adequate, amount of feed for each animal.

Cattle slaughter during January and February ranged 3-8 percent higher than a year ago. Good grade cattle made up a higher proportion of the total slaughter than a year ago, while the Choice and Prime grades made up a smaller proportion.