Cooperation between churches and the community is one way of getting worthwhile projects accomplished. This is especially important today when our rural communities are changing in many ways.

The true value of orchardgrass has only recently been realized in the north-central states. Experiment stations in this area are now, however, aware of its possibilities and are conducting extensive studies on use, management and improvement. Results have shown many features which place orchardgrass among the best grasses now available. Some of these features are:

Net farm income in the United States dropped 23 percent between early 1951 and 1955. This decline in farm income ended during the latter part of 1956. When figured for the year as a whole, 1956 farm income turned out to be about 4 percent greater than in 1955- mainly because of soil bank and wool incentive payments, however.

These monthly sections are to keep you informed on what your agricultural and home economics experiment station is doing and to give you the results of current farm and home research from Iowa State College.