These sections present 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 University.

This month: Do you have a 2-week emergency reserve of food and water for "just in case"? What should you know about woods and finishes when you're buying furniture? Any problems in getting your children to "help" at home?

Hog marketings increased seasonally in the western Corn Belt during October and early November. Prices declined, as is normal at this time of year.

This article gives some ideas on managing your farm pond. It tells what fish to stock, where to get them, how to "catch 'em" and how to deal with such problems as overpopulations of stunted fish, winterkill and weeds.

Farm organizations and other groups may find that portable bleachers can serve needs for many group meetings, whether indoors or out. If so, here is a basic plan and some tips on how to build some impressive bleachers.