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Publications - Out of Print

Farm Safety

Books from Companies/Universities

Publication No. (if applicable) File Format Title of Publication Author(s)
General Agriculture
AED-43   Managing and Designing Bunker and Trench Silos (1997) - 18 pages - $4.00  
MWPS-4SD2   Four-State Forage Feeding and Management Conference (1998) - 172 pages - $15.00  
MWPS-13   Grain Drying, Handling, and Storage Handbook (1987) - 86 pages - $7.00  
MWPS-27/ NRAES-6   Small Farms - Livestock Buildings and Equipment - 85 pages - $7.00  
MWPS-29   Dry Grain Aeration Systems Design Handbook (1997) - 88 pages - $20.00  
MWPS-30   Sprinkler Irrigation Systems ( 1999) - 250 pages - $20.00  
NCR-148 Irrigation Crop-Share and Cash Rental Arrangements for Your Farm (1997) - 18 pages - $4.00  
NOSFaN-1   The Real Dirt: Farmers Tell about Organic and Low-input Practices in the Northeast (1994) - 264 pages - $13.95  
NRAES-5   Silage and Hay Preservation (1990) - 53 pages - $9.00  
NRAES-11   High Tensile Wire Fencing (1987) - 22 pages - $4.00  
NRAES-25   Used Farm Equipment: Assessing Quality, Safety, and Economics (1987) - 34 pages - $7.00  
NRAES-28   Farming Alternatives; Innovation on Northeast Farms (1988) - 14 minute Video - $20.00  
NRAES-32   Farming Alternatives: A Guide to Evaluating the Feasibility of New Farm-Based Enterprises (1988) - 88 pages  - $8.00  
NRAES-45   Farm Machinery Says for Small and Part-Time Farmers (1990) - 55 pages - $10.00  
NRAES-59   Forage Moisture Determination ( 1993) - 28 pages - $6.00  
NRAES-67   Silage Production from Seed to Animal (1993) - 302 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-99   Silage: Field to Feedbunk (1997) - 464 pages - $30.00  
Aquaculture
NCS-3   Airpump Software (1986) - $30.00  
NRAES-49   Engineering Aspects of Intensive Aquaculture (1991) - 348 pages - $38.00  
NRAES-90   Aquacultural Engineering and Waste Management (1995) - 384 pages - $35.00  
NRAES-105   Advances in Aquacultural Engineering (1997) - 393 pages - $40.00  
Agrichemical Handling
FS-37   Orchard Spraying: Getting Results (1993) - 4 pages - $1.50  
FS-38   Hydraulic Nozzles for Boom Sprayers (1994) - 6 pages - $1.50  
MD-317   Pesticide Sprayers for Small Farms (1987) - 24 pages - $7.00  
NRAES-34   Pesticides and Groundwater: A Guide for the Pesticide User (1995) - 26 pages - $5.00  
NRAES-57   Fertilizer and Manure Application Equipment (1994) - 22 pages - $6.00  
NRAES-61   Apple Orchard Spraying: Getting Results (1992) - 11 minute Video - $20.00  
NRAES-78   On-Farm Agrichemical Handling Facilities (1995) - 22 pages - $47.00  
Building Construction
MWPS-9   Designs for Glued Trusses (1981) - 82 pages - $7.00  
MWPS-26   Farm Shop Plan Book (1994) - 31 pages - $10.00  
MWPS-28   Farm Buildings Wiring Handbook (1992) - 62 pages - $10.00  
MWPS-35   Farm and Home Concrete Handbook (1989) - 41 pages - $6.00  
NRAES-1   Post-Frame Building Handbook: Materials, Design Considerations, Construction (1997) - 78 pages - $14.00  
NFEC-1   Agricultural Wiring Handbook (1996) - 92 pages - $9.00  
Composting
NRAES-43   Composting to Reduce the Waste Stream: A Guide to Small Scale Food and Yard Waste Composting (1991) - 44 pages - $8.00  
NRAES-54   On-Farm Composting Handbook (1992) - 186 pages - $25.00  
NRAES-94   Composting for Municipalities: Planning and Design Considerations (1998) - 72126 pages - $20.00  
NRAES-110   On-Farm Large-Scale Chicken Carcass Composting (1997) - 10-minute Video - $15.00  
NRAES-114   Field Guide to On-Farm Composting (1999) - 128 pages - $14.00  
Dairy
ABEN-458   Anaerobic Digesters for Dairy Farms (~1990) - 72 pages - $10.00  
AED-40   Greenhouse Barns for Dairy Housing (1996) - 15 pages - $4.00  
MWPS-4SD1   Cost Effective Management Strategies for Competitive Dairies (1998) - 106 pages - $15.00  
MWPS-7   Dairy Freestall Housing and Equipment (1977, 6th edition) - 36 pages - $22.00  
MWPS-18   Livestock Waste Facilities Handbook (1993) - 112 pages - $8.00  
MWPS-25   Research Results in Manure Digestion, Runoff, Refeeding, Odors (1982) - 25 pages - $5.00  
MWPS-36   Concrete Manure Storage Handbook (1994) - 72 pages - $20.00  
NRAES-24   Dairy Free Stall Housing (1996) - 180 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-26   Milking Systems and Milking Management (1988) - 181 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-31   Dairy Manure Management (1989) - 285 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-37   Planning Dairy stall Barns (1988) - 22 pages - $6.00  
NRAES-63   Dairy Reference Manual (1995) - 293 pages - $20.00  
NRAES-66   Milking Center Design (1992) - 312 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-73    Designing a Modern Milking Center: Parlors, Milking Systems, Management, and Economics (1995) - 390 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-74   Calves, Heifers, and Dairy Profitability: Facilities, Nutrition and Health (1996) - 378 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-76   Guideline for Planning Dairy Freestall Barns (1995) - 52 pages - $8.00  
NRAES-77   Expansion Strategies for Dairy Farms: Facilities and Financial Planning (1994) - 490 pages - $50.00  
NRAES-79   Liquid Manure Application Systems: Design, Management, and Environmental Assessment (1994) - 220 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-89   Liquid Manure Application Systems Design Manual (1998) - 168 pages - $25.00  
NRAES-92   The Food Processing Residual Management Manual (1996) - 378 pages - $62.00  
NRAES-95   Environmental Factors to Consider When Expanding Dairies (1999) - 44 pages - $9.00  
NRAES-96   Animal Agriculture and the Environment: Nutrients, Pathogens, and Community Relations (1996) - 386 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-101   Nutrient Management: Crop Production and Water Quality (1997) - 44 pages - $10.00  
NRAES-102   Nutrient Management Workbook (1997) - 17 pages - $3.00  
NRAES-103   Estimating a Mass Nutrient Balance (1997) - 8 pages - $2.00  
NRAES-108   Guideline for Dairy Manure Management from Barn to Storage (1998) - 36 pages - $8.00  
NRAES-109   Earthen Manure Storage Design Considerations (1999) - 100 pages - $18.00  
NRAES-111   Farm Waste Management Makes Sense (1996) - 9-minute Video - $20.00  
NRAES-115   Guideline for Milking Center Wastewater (1998) - 34 pages - $8.00  
NRAES-116    Dairy Feeding Systems: Management, Components, and Nutrients (1998) - 402 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-119   Natural Ventilation for Dairy Tie Stall Barns (1998) - 7 pages - $3.00  
NRAES-120   Tunnel Ventilation for Dairy Tie Stall Barns (1998) - 15 pages - $4.00  
NRAES-129    Diary Housing and Equipment Systems: Managing and Planning for Profitability (2000) - 456 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-130   Managing Nutrients and Pathogens from Animal Agriculture (2000) - ? pages - $30.00  
TR-9   Circular Concrete Manure Tanks (Revised 1998) - 23 pages - $10.00  
USDA-696   Effects of Electrical Voltage/Current on Farm Animals: How to Detect and Remedy Problems (1991) - 142 pages - $20.00  
Farm Safety
NRAES-10   Farm Rescue: Responding to Incidents and Emergencies in Agricultural Settings (1999) - 78 pages - $8.00  
NRAES-12   First on the Scene (1989) - 46 pages - $7.00  
NRAES-18   Extinguishing Silo Fires (1989) - 12 pages - $4.00  
NRAES-39   Fire Control in Livestock Buildings (1989) - 18 pages - $5.00  
Greenhouses
NRAES-3   Energy Conservation for Commercial Greenhouses (1989) - 42 pages - $6.00  
NRAES-33   Greenhouse Engineering (1994) - 212 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-56   Water and Nutrient Management for Greenhouses (1996) - 110 pages - $15.00  
NRAES-72   Greenhouse Systems: Automation, Culture, and Environment (1994) - 306 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-137   Greenhouses for Homeowners and Gardeners (2000) - 214 pages - $25.00  
Home
AED-9   Agricultural Engineers' Digest on Paints and Painting (?) - 8 pages - $100  
MWPS-12   Outdoor Living (?) - 52 pages - $5.00  
MWPS-14   Private Water Systems Handbook (1979) - 72 pages - $7.00  
MWPS-16   House Planning Handbook (1988) - 84 pages - $7.00  
MWPS-21   Home and Yard Improvements Handbook (1978) - 100 pages - $4900  
MWPS-24    Onsite Domestic Sewage Disposal Handbook (1982) - 38 pages - $6.00  
NRAES-7   Home Storage of Fruits and Vegetables (1979) - 28 pages - $6.00  
NRAES-9    Home Heating in an Emergency (1980) - 1216 pages - $4.00  
NRAES-23   Burning Wood and Coal (1985) - 23 pages - $5.00  
NRAES-41   Housing as We Grow Older (1992) - 46 pages - $7.00  
NRAES-43   Composting to Reduce the Waste Stream (?) - 44 pages - $6.00  
NRAES-47   Private Drinking Water Supplies: Quality, Testing, and Options for Problem Waters (1991) - 60 pages - $8.00  
NRAES-48   Home Water Treatment (1995) - 120 pages - 41500  
NRAES-50   Home Buyers' Guide: Financing and Evaluating Prospective Homes (1991) - 72 pages - $800  
NRAES-87   Home*A*Syst: An Environmental Risk-Assessment Guide for the Home (1997) - 122 pages - $8.00  
TR-5   Technical Resource - Pole Design (?) - 15 pages - $1.50  
    Buildings for Small Acreages, Farm Ranch and Recreation (?) - 291 pages - $21.71 plus $5.00shipping  
Horticulture
NRAES-4   Trickle Irrigation in the Eastern United States (1985) - 24 pages - $6.00  
NRAES-22   Refrigeration and Controlled Atmosphere Storage for Horticultural Crops (1990) - 44 pages - $8.00  
NRAES-51   Produce Handling for Direct Marketing (1992) - 26 pages - $8.00  
NRAES-52   Facilities for Roadside Markets (1992) - 32 pages - $8.00  
NRAES-55   Highbush Blueberry Production Guide (1992) - 200 pages - $48.00  
NRAES-88   Strawberry Production Guide for the Northeast, Midwest, and Eastern Canada (1998) - 162 pages - $45.00  
NRAES-93   Herbaceous Perennials Productions: A Guide from Propagation to Marketing (1998) - 208 pages - $27.00  
NRAES-104   Sustainable Vegetable Production from Start-up to Market (1999) - 280 pages - $42.00  
NRAES-139   Farmers and Their Diversified Horticultural Marketing Strategies: An Educational Video on Innovative Marketing (1999) - 49 minute Video - $15.00  
USDA-66   The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks (1986) - 130 pages - $17.00  
Livestock and Poultry
AED-41   Hoop Structures for Grow-Finish Swine (1997) - 16 pages - $4.00  
AED-44   Hoop Structures for Gestating Swine (1999) - 16 pages - $4.00  
AED-45   Using All-Weather Geotextile Lanes and Pads (1999) - 12 pages - $4.00  
MWPS-CD1   Beef Cattle Handbook (1999) - CD-ROM - $25.00  
MWPS-CD1P   Beef Cattle Handbook (1999) - Printed Version - $50.00  
MWPS-3   Sheep Housing and Equipment Handbook (1994) - 90 pages - $10.00  
MWPS-6   Beef Housing and Equipment Handbook (1986) - 136 pages - $7.00  
MWPS-8   Swine Housing and Equipment Handbook (1983) - 112 pages - $8.00  
MWPS-15   Horse Housing and Equipment Handbook (1971) - 60 pages - $7.00  
MWPS-23   Solar Livestock Housing Handbook (1983) - 88 pages - $7.00  
MWPS-32   Mechanical Ventilating Systems for Livestock Housing (1990) - 4668 pages - $7.00  
MWPS-33   Natural Ventilating Systems for Livestock Housing (1989) - 30 pages - $5.00  
MWPS-34   Swine Farrowing Handbook: Housing and Equipment (1992) - 56 pages - $6.00  
MWPS-40   Heating, Cooling, and Tempering Air for Livestock Housing (1990) - 46 pages - $7.00  
MWPS-41   Swine Nursery Facilities Handbook (1997) - 72 pages - $15.00  
NRAES-36   Pasture in the Northeast Region of the United States (1988) - 222 pages - $30.00  
NRAES-113S   Priority Pasture Research and Education Needs: A Supplement to the Proceedings from Grazing the Northeast (1998) - 12 pages - $5.00  
NRAES-132   Poultry Waste Management Handbook (1999) - 72 pages - $16.00  
Publications - Out of Print
MWPS-20   Handbook of Building Plans (1978) - sections copied for $0.25/page  
    Farm Builder's Handbook (?) - 264 pages - sections copied for $0.25/page  
Books from Companies/Universities
    Agricultural Handbook #438: Recreational Buildings and Facilities (?) - ? pages - sections copied for $0.10/page  
    Build it with TECO Wood Fasteners (?) - ? pages - copied for $0.10/page  
    Cement Mason's Guide to Building Concrete Walks, Drives, Patios and Steps (?) - ? pages - copied for $0.10/page  
    Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures (?) - ? pages - copied for $0.10/page  
    Fabco Fastening Systems for Post Frame Buildings (?) - ? pages - copied for $0.10/page  
    A Guide to Threaded Nails (?) - ? pages - copied for $0.10/page  
    Nail Catalog, Deniston Company (?) - ? pages - copied for $0.10/page  
    Outdoor Wood, Wolmanized Pressure-Treated Lumber, Fences with a beautiful and functional future (?) - ? pages - copied for $0.10/page  
    Pressure Treated Lumber and Plywood for Protection Against Termites and Decay (?) - ? pages - copied for $0.10/page  
    Roofing by Georgia Pacific (1982) - ? pages - copied for $0.10/page  
    Selection and Application of Galvanized Roofing and Siding (?) - ? pages - copied for $0.10/page  
    Burley Mechanization Progress and Potential  
    Burley Spearing Machine  
    Design Information on Cable-Hoist Tobacco Housing System  
  PDF Evaluation of Burley Stripping Machines Duncan, Tapp
    Field Curing Structure and Mechanized Housing System for Burley Tobacco  
    Handling and Housing Tobacco on Stackable Portable Curing Frames  
    Hand-Operated Tobacco Identification (ID) Marker  
    KY Building & Equipment Plans, Book #13, Tobacco, Cost $5.00  
    Sprayer Guidelines for Pesticide Applications to Tobacco  
    Tobacco Stripping Wheel Construction Guide  

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