No one likes to be too fat, least of all our teenage and adolescent young people. Yet, obesity among Iowa adolescent girls is noticeable today. Do they eat too much, exercise too little? Let's look at some of the facts.

Strains on the family budget posed by Christmas shopping are analyzed by Marcena VerPloeg who includes a few shopping tips. Wallace Ross tells of many new forms of turkey that offer great flexibility for holiday menus.

Many developments in livestock production technology are rapidly outmoding many farm buildings. But new trends in building construction and design can help farmers plan multiple use of buildings and easier reorganization.

Brief reports on research being conducted by your agricultural and home economics experiment station at Iowa State University.