Books in Study Guides

Chemical Applications Management

This is the student guide that corresponds with the text, Chemical Applications Management. This describes many various kinds of pesticides, their toxicity, calibrations and proper applications. Also, very practical management methods and application techniques are covered in detail. This book has over 850 pictures, charts, tables, graphs, and other illustrations. Filled with EPA, OSHA, and other regulatory agency standards and suggested ways to meet or exceed those standards. Some topics covered are accurate identification of weeds, insects, and diseases, and effective ways to control them. Includes 500 pest-identification photos in full-color.

Combine Harvesting

Extensive use of full-color cutaways helps explain how combines work. Gives the complete story on basic functions such as cutting, feeding, & threshing. Explains propulsion systems, hydraulics, electrical systems, controls, cabs, & special equipment. Tells how to adjust for field operation in various crops, & field conditions. Has photos of field problems - down crops, lodged grain, etc., & extensive troubleshooting charts. CONTENTS: New-Rotary combines, types of combines, basic operation, cutting & feeding, threshing, separating, cleaning, handling, power systems, hydraulics, electrical systems, special equipment, operating controls, field adjustments, field operation, crop & field problems, windrowing of grain, preventive maintenance & safety.

Compact Equipment Power Trains

Tells how clutches & transmissions work - gear, friction, & hydrostatic. Gives basics of service & repair of major types of drives, transmission, transaxles, & clutches used in compact equipment. Includes troubleshooting guides. It provides the reader with a list of skills & knowledge that should be learned with each chapter. CONTENTS: Basic principles, clutches, mechanical transmissions, hydrostatic transmissions, belt & chain drives, differentials, final drives, power take-offs, service & maintenance & troubleshooting.

Electronic and Electrical Systems

Covers how it works. Discusses the basics of current, voltage & resistance. Shows various types of electrical circuits. Explains generators & alternators plus the new transistorized regulators. Tells how to maintain the circuits for safety & long service. CONTENTS: Basic principles, basic circuits, testing equipment, storage batteries, charging circuits, starting circuits, ignition circuits, electronic ignition circuits, lighting circuits, accessory circuits, connectors, monitors & controllers, maintenance, troubleshooting & terms & symbols.

Engines

Farm and Ranch Business Management

Farm and Ranch Safety Management

Starts with the basic human factors that affect farm equipment safety. Tells how to recognize potential hazards & understand what causes them. Illustrates major points using colorful diagrams & photos. Broadens the concept of machine safety by using a positive, in-depth approach. Widely useful for teaching safe machinery operation to youth & adult readers. This book was, to our knowledge, the first major agricultural machinery safety text ever published. CONTENTS: Agriculture-Hazardous Occupation, Be Your Own Safety Director, Man & His Machines, Be Prepared for the Unexpected, Communication of Safety Messages, Human Factors in Safety, Common Machine Hazards, Protective Equipment, Machine Service Hazards, Safe Use of Shop Tools, Safe Tractor Operation, Tractor Safety Checklist, Safe Tillage & Planting, Safe Use of Crop Chemicals, Safe Hay & Forage Operations, Grain-Harvesting Safety, Cotton- & Vegetable-Harvesting Safety, Safe Materials Handling & Feeding, Safety with Farm Accessories, OSHA & Hazardous Occupation Laws.

Hay and Forage Harvesting

Discusses purposes & uses of different types of hay & forage equipment. Gives theory of operation for each type of machine using color illustrations. Covers all types - mowers, conditioners, rakes, balers, handling systems, cubers, choppers, blowers, & forage harvesters. Explains new large-package hay-handling systems. Explains proper operation & field adjustments. Shows correct steps in maintenance, storage & troubleshooting. CONTENTS: Harvesting methods, planning of harvest, mowers & conditioners, windrowers, rakes, balers, bale wagons, large rollbalers, loose hay stack wagons, hay cubers, choppers, forage harvesters, forage wagons, forage blowers, field operation & adjustments, selection of equipment, comparing harvesting systems, management of total systems & glossary & tables.

Hydraulics

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Machinery Management

Machinery Replacement Strategies

Equipment Life Potential; Factors Determining Net Unit Costs; Increasing Capacity Cost-Effectively; Comparing Replacement Alternatives; Tax Planning Strategies; Effect of Tax Bracket on Costs; Financing Machinery Replacements; Term Debt & Replacement Capacity Ratios; When to Trade; Break-Even Point for Ownership; How Many Machines to Own; Timeliness Costs. The software program is designed to work on DOS operating systems & requires 510 Kilobytes of free memory. Instructions for installing & operating the computer program are included in the paper book. Includes software to run your own machinery replacement analysis.

Managing Wildlife As an Agricultural Enterprise

Marketing Agricultural Commodities

Why Marketing is Important; Price Movement Over Time; The Deadly Micro-Macro Trap in Production Agriculture; Trace in Futures & Options; Basics in Managing Price Risk; Forward Pricing & Marketing Strategies for Crops; Forward Pricing & Marketing Strategies for Livestock; Analyzing the Markets; A Changing Marketplace; Marketing Skills are Critical.

Planting

A study of planters & planting that starts with a general explanation of what various equipment does & why. Text covers fundamentals of seeds, seedbeds, & germination that are basic to good planting. In depth coverage of row-crop planters, grain drills, broadcast seeders, & specialized planters. Topics discussed (where applicable in each case) are types & sizes of equipment, basic operation, field adjustments & calibration, maintenance, & safety. CONTENTS: Functions of planters, seed germination, plant emergence, types of planters, basic operation, seed metering devices, furrow openers, seed placement devices, seed covering devices, seedbed firming components, grain drills, broadcast seeders, specialized planters, potato planters, transplanters, vegetable planters, planter calibration, field operation, field adjustments, machine capacities, maintenance & safety, glossary & tables.

Power Trains

Tells how transmissions & clutches work - gear, friction, & fluid types. Shows how the basic types of gears work, & what gear failures look like. Explains backlash, endplay, & preload adjustments. Covers six basic types of clutches in detail. Gives complete information on modern hydrostatic drives, torque converters, & planetary units. Tells how to troubleshoot & locate failures. Text features "Test Yourself" quizzes, glossary of terms & symbols, & pictures of failed parts. CONTENTS: Basic principles, clutches, mechanical transmissions, hydraulic assist transmissions, hydrostatic drives, torque converters, differentials, final drives, PTO's & special drives.

Preventive Maintenance A Practical Step-by-step Guide to Reducing Equipment Operating Costs and Downtime and Improving Operating Safety

Covers care of all types of engine-powered equipment - tractors, combines, forage harvesters, & more. Tells why preventive maintenance must be performed & shows step-by-step how to do it. Gives details on daily, weekly, & other maintenance jobs, plus extra chapters on tune-ups, troubleshooting, & storage. Uses colorful diagrams to give theory of operation as an introduction to maintenance. Shows use of basic test equipment needed by the modern operator. CONTENTS: Purpose of maintenance, keeping records, intervals of maintenance, engine intake & exhaust systems, engine fuel systems, engine governing systems, engine lubricating systems, engine cooling systems, engine electrical systems, power trains, hydraulic systems, steering & brakes, cabs & accessories, air conditioning, other components, basic test equipment, tune-up & troubleshooting & storage.

Soil Management

Discusses in depth the greatest challenge facing farm managers today: managing the soil itself. Covers soil fertility, erosion, compaction problems, residue management, & the different types of tillage systems. Has illustrated explanations of techniques to test soil. Explains the structure & composition of soil, the different nutrients various crops require, & how to make up for deficiencies. Defines & classifies the many tillage systems practiced today: conventional, conservation, minimal, mulch-till, no-till, primary, reduced ridge-plant & secondary. Tells how to develop a conservation farming plan. Defines soil compaction, examines its problems, then discusses how to avoid or overcome it. Text also covers erosion - its causes & solutions, with details for conservation compliance. Finishes with a discussion of organic matter & managing crop residue to increase organic content & reduce erosion. CONTENTS: soil fertility, tillage systems, soil compaction, erosion, crop residue management, factors affecting crop yields, conservation planning, managing compaction, erosion control methods, & determining residue cover.

Taking the Guesswork Out of Aquaculture

Product description This is the student guide that corresponds with the John Deere Publishing text, Taking the Guess Work Out of Aquaculture. This is a guide for prospective producers of aquaculture products. Chapters are devoted to types of aquaculture enterprises, commercial catfish production, required resources and investment, site selection, stocking, and feeding. Also covered are water quality, fish health and disease management, harvesting and marketing. Also included is a decision checklist, common calculations used in fish pond and lake management, species profiles, and a section on additional sources of aquaculture information. About the Author Martin W. Brunson holds a B.S. in biology and M.S and Ph.D. in Aquaculture and fisheries Management. He began his career as an assistant professor in Aquaculture and Fisheries at Louisiana State University, moving to Mississippi in 1988. He has conducted extensive research in aquaculture of catfish, crawfish and sunfish, as well as recreational fisheries management in small impoundments. He is currently Extension Leader and Professor in Wildlife and Fisheries at Mississippi State University, and works closely with the aquaculture industry nationwide in meeting their educational and technical assistance needs. He has authored a comprehensive set of over 150 fisheries and aquaculture extension publications, as well as 75 technical and scientific articles. Bob Ratliff is an agricultural journalist with experience in radio, TV and print. From 1980 until 1990, he served as farm director of the Progressive Farmer Network, a regional radio network providing agricultural programming to stations in the Midsouth. His career also includes four years as editor of MAFES Research Highlights, a quarterly magazine published by the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. His articles about the work of MAFES researchers have appeared in the Catfish Journal, Cotton Farming, Delta Farm Press and other agricultural publications. He currently serves as Mississippi State University's science writer, providing print and broadcast coverage of the university s science-related teaching and research activities.

The Precision Farming Guide for Agriculturists

Tillage

Comprehensive text discusses basic purposes of tillage, evaluates tillage operations, & tells how tillage equipment works. Gives the complete story on basic functions such as primary & secondary tillage. Covers minimum tillage & other new methods. Shows how to adjust for various field operations & conditions. Discusses traction, flotation, & compaction of soil. Has sections on maintenance & safety. CONTENTS: Purposes of tillage, types of tillage equipment, primary tillage, plows, tillers, bedders & listers, subsoilers, secondary tillage, harrows, cultivators, rod weeders, weed control tillage, tool carriers, field adjustments, field operation, maintenance, safety, field efficiency, traction, flotation & compaction.

Tractors

Text covers the fundamental knowledge of the basic components of tractors & information needed for proper operation & care. Begins with identification of tractor types & use applications. Explains theory of operation of engines, transmissions, hydraulics & accessories. Tells how to prepare tractors for the field & provides the "how-to" & "why" information needed for efficient & safe filled operation. CONTENTS: Types of tractors, engines, electrical systems, power trains, hydraulic systems, hitches & drawbars, steering systems, tires & ballast, operator's controls, accessories, preparing tractor, starting tractor, stopping tractor, attaching implements, adjusting tractor, selecting gears & speeds, operating in the field, operating on the highway, daily maintenance, safety & storage.