When you buy clothes for your family you make certain assumptions. You assume that, for a given amount of money, the garment will provide a certain amount of wear. You also expect the garment to maintain a certain standard of appearance - that it, if you take care of it properly.

Weeds are tough competitors with all crops. And the corn years of your rotation provide as good an opportunity as you'll get to really kill weeds.

Fertilizer use in Iowa has increased considerably since 1938. Who uses it? When, where, why and how much? Here are the results of a study by Iowa State College and TVA to find more information on users and nonusers.

Most farm families are familiar with production credit. But there are still problems of when to borrow, how much, from whom and for what purpose. Here are some guideposts you may find useful in making decisions.