Any rapid trend toward "super farms," according to this most recent study, would call for greater cost economies from size than appear to exist at the present time. Most such economies are realized within the 300-acre range.

Iowa farms produce many times more beef and pork than is retailed in the state. Much of our production moves to retail markets outside of Iowa. Where does it go, and how well do we compete with other production areas?

A young woman's future in our society depends a lot on the man she marries and his choice of a career and location. We found the plans of farm girls less definite than those of farm boys, but there are still some implications.

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.