Submitted by: agcomm,  Thu Dec 18 12:35:24 1997


                      News and Information
                     December 18 & 25, 1997
 
EDITORS NOTE: This packet contains columns and regular features
for two weeks, Dec. 18 and Dec. 25.  No packet will be sent out Christmas week.
 
For Some, Peas Could Substitute for Wheat. . . . . . . . . . . .2
Law Limits Use of Animal Tissue Protein in Feed for Cattle,
Requires Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
To Avoid Holiday Tragedy, Decorate Safely  . . . . . . . . . . .7
Which Is Best Spraying or Dipping? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Specialist Warns Against Stretching Facts Too Far In Water
Quality Debate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rabies Threat Continues in Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
North Dakota Total Personal Income Leapt in 1996 . . . . . . . 14
Corn Symposium Set For Jan. 8 and 9 in Fargo . . . . . . . . . 17
Dry Bean, Field Pea and Soybean Meeting 
Set Jan. 16 at Carrington  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dakota Data #196: Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Prairie Fare: Cook up Some Good Luck for the New Year. . . . . 20
Plains Folk:  Christmas Eve, 1944. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Parent Line:  "No, Daddy. Mommy do it!". . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Hortiscope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
The Market Advisor: USDA Report Generally Supportive 
of Prices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dakota Data #197: Ag Employment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Prairie Fare: Fending off 
Mother Nature's Fury . . . with a Ladle  . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Plains Folk:  The Great Migration to Canada. . . . . . . . . . 38
Parent Line:  Seven Siblings and Winter Too  . . . . . . . . . 40
Hortiscope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
The Market Advisor: More Homework Before You See Your Banker . 46