This is the first of a series of articles reporting the results of a study of the career preferences and plans and choices of farm boys. This article tells of career plans the boys made and of their immediate after high school plans.

Water is as important in soils research as it is to your farm crops or home garden. But some research tests demand precise moisture control. Here's how a "self-propelled" shelter protects corn from natural rain.

Vaccination against hog cholera has been practiced less than 60 years. Recently, we've outlawed "live" virus and substituted "modified live" virus vaccines. Now, we're aiming to eradicate this costly disease.

This month: Mattresses with four degress of firmness: helping your young heavyweight slim down for school; "little artists"; Nancy Lysen and Shirley Jean Smith say that now is "exam time" for children's school clothes.

Dual grading of beef carcasses concerns both quality and amount fo edible meat. The system is aimed to result in slaughter cattle prices that encourage the production of meat-type carcasses. Here's what it's all about.