A year ago our economy had started up from the bottom of the third postwar recession. The 1958 drop in gross national product- the total value of all goods and services produced in the nation-was greater than in 1954 and about twice as great as in 1949. The buildup in gross national product (GNP), in the first year of recovery, has been about the same for all three recessions. Thus, the net percentage change from the previous peak through the first year of recovery was greatest after 1949 and smallest after 1958.

The development and perfection of physical skills are a very important part of childhood. Children must learn to cope with their own bodies and also to adjust lo an ever-widening physical and social environment.

General criticism of the structure and form of local county government has been increasing. But studies show that most citizens haven't much information about or much interest in their own county government. So there may be some merit in pausing to take a closer look at this unit

This monthly section presents 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.