Soil moisture conditions have returned to near normal in much of the state. Coupled with known probabilities for rainfall in a given year, it is possibile to forecast general crop prospects for Iowa in 1958.

Plant diseases take a yearly toll in reduced vigor, yields and quality of crops. If everyone used the best-known methods of control, this loss could be reduced by approximately 25 percent.

With the changes taking place in agriculture today, livestock disease control is becoming more important- both because of narrowed margins and from the standpoint of quality improvement.