Incubating and hatching domestic fowl eggs is popular among people who have a small flock for eggs and meat and hobbyists with ornamental and “fancy” birds. These people benefit largely from the refinements in egg incubation developed by commercial hatchery operators. The fundamental techniques of incubation remain the same, whether you are hatching millions of birds per year as a commercial hatchery owner or a dozen chicks as a backyard enthusiast.

Canning is an easy way to preserve food for later use. It saves money and can also be enjoyable.

Seedling diseases cause serious losses to Mississippi’s cotton producers each year. A Cotton Disease Council estimate reports Mississippi producers lose an average of 3 percent of their total crop to seedling diseases. The estimate does not include the cost of replanting.