Why, with hungry people anywhere in the world, must we regard our United States farm production as "surplus"? There are some possibilities here, but this article points up some of the complex problems that are involved.

Irrigation tends mainly to be a "drouth year" practice in Iowa. Results and needs vary with the moisture situation, type of soil and drainage. Here's a report on the results so far from 7 years of irrigation tests.

The extent to which contract hog farming and specialized multiple farrowing hog systems are adopted in the state may depend very much on how they fit into the operations and plans of individual Iowa farm operators.

This monthly section presents brief reports on the progress, results and applications of farm and home research currently being conducted by your agricultural and home economics experiment station at Iowa State.