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Plant food : articles from the 1939 spring and fall analyses of commercial fertilizers. by North Carolina.Department of Agriculture.(CARDINAL)154217;
Includes bibliographical references.What the principal plant foods do -- Inspection and analyses of commercial fertilizers / by D.S. Coltrane and B.W. Kilgore -- Analyses of commercial fertilizers, fertilizer materials, lime and land-plaster -- The different forms of agricultural lime and their uses / by A.L. Grizzard --Discussion of tobacco fertilizers / by E.G. Moss -- Fertilizers for different North Carolina crops / by C.B. Williams -- Fertilizer suggestions for the corn crop -- The soil acidity problems in the South-Eastern states / by H.P. Cooper -- Fertilization of truck crops in North Carolina / by E.R. Collins -- Soil testing / by I.E. Miles -- Definitions of fertilizer terms -- Results from fertilizer placement -- Fertilizer consumption, 1939 / by D.S. Coltrane.
Subjects: Fertilizers; Soil fertility;
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Plant food : articles from the fall, 1940 and spring, 1941 analyses of commercial fertilizers. by North Carolina.Department of Agriculture.(CARDINAL)154217;
What the principal plant foods do -- Hunger signs in plants --Inspection and analyses of commercial fertilizers, fall season, 1940, spring season, 1941 / by D.S. Coltrane and B.W. Kilgore -- New fertilizer law / by D.S. Coltrane -- Fertilizer consumption, season 1940-41 / by D.S. Coltrane --Analyses of commercial fertilizers, fertilizer materials, liming materials and land plaster, season 1940-41 -- 1942 fertilizer recommendations of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station / prepared by the Department of Agronomy -- Method and time of fertilizer applications / by E.R. Collins.Crop rotations for North Carolina / by E.C. Blair -- The importance of soil organic matter in crop production / by L.D. Baver --Principles underlying the purchase of fertilizers / by I.E. Miles --Agricultural lime / I.E. Miles -- Development of the American potash industry / by Charles Bower --Growing small grain / by W.H. Rankin -- Peanut production for oil in the national defense program / by E.R. Collins -- Recommended field crop varieties for North Carolina / compiled by N.C. Experiment Station --Discussion of tobacco fertilizers / by E.G. Moss.
Subjects: Fertilizers; Soil fertility;
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The omnivore's deception : what we get wrong about meat, animals, and ourselves / by Sanbonmatsu, John,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-332) and index.Introduction -- Part I: Meat in Crisis -- Apocalypse Now -- Defending Your Dinner -- The Omnivore's Deception -- Part II: Lies of Dominion -- Romancing the Farm -- Freedom Is Slavery -- Love Me, Beat Me, Kill Me, Eat Me -- Part III: Lies of Killing -- Murder, She Wrote -- Harry Lime Disease -- Blood and Soil -- Part IV: Beyond Meat -- Animal, Not Vegetable -- Persons, Not Things -- Two Ways of Looking at a Blackbird -- Conclusion: After Dominion."Shattering the conventional wisdom around animals, food, and the environmental crisis, The Omnivore's Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals, and the Nature of Moral Life offers the most powerful case yet for ending our exploitation of animals for food, showing why "humane and sustainable meat" is a contradiction in terms"--
Subjects: Food of animal origin; Animal welfare.;
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Low-volume roads, 2015. by National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board,issuing body.(CARDINAL)141287; International Conference on Low-volume Roads(11th :2015 :Pittsburgh, Pa.)(CARDINAL)334768;
Includes bibliographical references.Foreword -- Part 1 - Maintenance and pavements -- Markov chain modeling of pavement surfacing -- Evaluation of the use of magnesium chloride for surface stabilization and dust control on unpaved roads -- Recommendations for seal treatment rejuvenation specifications based on bending beam rheometer testing of mixture beams -- Evaluation of the effect of rural road condition on agricultural produce transportation -- Comparison of low-volume road pavement performance with results of accelerated pavement testing -- Implementation of preventive maintenance in network-level optimization: case study of the Serbian low-volume road network -- Optimized maintenance standards for unpaved road networks based on cost-effectiveness analysis -- Use of ash in hot dense mixtures: alternative to reduce environmental liabilities -- Part 2 - Geotechnical engineering -- Applying social return on investment to risk-based transportation asset management plans in low-volume bridges -- Correlations between strains in a thin asphalt pavement structure and deflection basins: Investigation by linear elastic analysis and experiments -- Performance of sand-treated clay subgrade supporting a low-volume flexible pavement -- Neural estimation of localization and classification of soils for use in low-traffic-volume roads -- Design and construction of welded wire retaining walls in the Siuslaw and Willamette national forests -- Evaluation of aggregate-surfaced roads for timber haul -- Estimation of subgrade resilient modulus for fine-grained soil from unconfined compression test -- New approach for upgrading gravel roads to a low-volume sealed standard based on the use of the dynamic cone penetrometer -- Part 3 - Stabilization -- Soil-water characteristic curves for soils stabilized with class c fly ash -- Skid resistance of magnesium chloride roads -- Stabilizing sand roads with wood products and byproducts -- Postsurcharge secondary compression characteristics of marine clay from piezocone penetration tests on a low-volume road -- Lime and cement treatments for low-volume roads: sustainability and resiliency issues -- Development of provisional specification language for chemical treatments for unpaved roads -- Effect of the use of a polymeric stabilizing additive on unconfined compressive strength of soils -- Improvement in physical and mechanical properties of soils by the addition of lime for paving roads -- Part 4- Geosynthetics -- Use of finite difference numerical technique to evaluate deep patch embankment repair with geosynthetics -- Design considerations for deep patch embankment repair with geosynthetics -- Determination of load equivalency for unpaved roads -- The long history of geosynthetics use on forest roads.Every four years, since 1975, the Transportation Research Board has collected the work, experience, and innovations of authors from six continents on the subject of low-volume roads. This 11th publication in a series of peer-reviewed volumes provides a special forum for the exchange of information and innovative ideas on the design, construction, maintenance, operations and safety of low-volume roads. Low-Volume Roads 2015 is presented in three volumes with 80 papers. This volume, Volume 2, presents 28 papers that address the following aspects of low-volume roads: maintenance and pavements, geotechnical engineering, stabilization, and geosynthetics.
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Low-volume roads; Rural roads; Low-volume roads; Rural roads; Road materials.; Pavements;
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The operation, care, and repair of farm machinery : practical hints for handymen / by Deere & Company.(CARDINAL)132657;
pt. 1. Preparation of the seed bed -- Plows -- Disk harrows -- Harrows, pulverizers, field cultivators -- pt. 2. Planting -- Grain drills -- Corn planters -- Cotton and corn planters -- Listers -- Potato planters -- pt. 3. Cultivating -- Rotary hoes -- Shovel cultivators -- Disk cultivators -- Listed crop cultivators -- pt. 4. Harvesting -- Grain binders -- Combine harvesters -- Corn binders -- Ensilage harvesters -- Corn pickers -- Potato diggers -- Mowers -- Hay rakes, loaders, and presses -- pt. 5. Power on the farm -- Tractors -- Farm engines -- pt. 6. Soil fertility -- Manure spreaders -- Lime and fertilizer sowers.This comprehensive classic text, originally published in the early 1900s to assist farmers and farm mechanics instructors, was the first book to deal exclusively with the operation, care, and repair of farm machines. Divided into six distinctive sections ranging from the preparation of the seed bed to harvesting, The Operation, Care, and Repair of Farm Machinery provides detailed information and instructions on how to use and care for dozens of different machines including: plows, harrows, tillers, spreaders, drill cultivators, sowers, diggers, harvesters, pickers, presses, mowers, binders, planters, pulverizers, loaders, listers, and rotary hoes.--COVER.
Subjects: Agricultural machinery.;
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Foundations of natural farming : understanding core concepts of ecological agriculture / by Willis, Harold.(CARDINAL)836157;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Fiddler on the roof -- tradition! -- view from the mountain -- ecology -- The foundation -- soil -- Food factory -- plants -- Top of the pyramid -- animals -- Closing the circle -- decomposers -- Why problems? -- Changing course -- Testing, 1-2-3 ... -- Help or hindrance? What fertilizers do -- Fertilizers -- what's in the bag? -- Liming and pH -- sweet or sour? -- Waste or resource? -- Scratching the surface -- Is "organic" the magic word? -- Shoo! -- Pest & weed control -- Restoring sick soil -- Quality & health -- Get your own system -- Fine tuning -- A cog in the wheel?Join longtime ecological farming author/researcher Harold Willis as he explains the foundation concepts of natural farming and issues the call for cleaner forms of food and fiber production. In this single volume, the author details the interconnections between soil chemistry, microlife, plants and livestock. He discusses the current problems in agriculture and suggests how lessons from nature provide the roadmap to efficiency, effectiveness and profitability. In this book, the biology and chemistry of eco-agriculture are explained - from the tiniest molecular building blocks to managing the soil - in terminology that not only makes the subject easy to learn, but vibrantly alive. Learn about soil testing; what fertilizers do in the soil; fertilizers - understanding what's in the bag; liming and pH - sweet or sour results; organic matter recycling; scratching the surface ... tillage & more; is "organic" the magic word; pest & weed control; and restoring sick soil ... and more!--COVER.
Subjects: Organic farming.; Alternative agriculture.; Sustainable agriculture.; Agricultural ecology.; Organic fertilizers.;
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Soil. by United States.Department of Agriculture.(CARDINAL)138479;
Drainage Problems and Methods / T.W. Edminster / Ronald C. Reeve -- Systems -- Cropping Systems and Soil / W.H. Allaway -- Soil Classification and Surveys / Guy D. Smith / Andrew R. Aandahl -- The Use of Soil Maps / A.M. Hedge / A.A. Klingebiel -- Three Farming Systems / E.L. Langsford / Charles P. Butler / C.W. Crickman / Trimble R. Hedges -- Economics of Cropping Systems / Earl O. Heady -- Factors of Income / Orlin J. Scoville -- Longtime Investments in Soil Management / M.L. Upchurch -- Financing Changes in Soil Management / J.H. Atkinson / Lowell S. Hardin -- Regions -- Soil Management in Regions / Carleton P. Barnes -- The North Pacific Valleys / H.B. Cheney -- The Dry Mild-Winter Region / D.G. Aldrich -- The Pacific Northwest Wheat Region / C.M. Horner / W.A. Starr / J.K. Patterson -- The Grazing-Irrigated Region / Wynne Thorne -- The Northern Great Plains / E.B. Norum / B.A. Krantz / H.J. Haas -- The Winter Wheat and Grazing Region / J.A. Hobbs -- The Southern Plains / J.R. Johnston -- The Mississippi Delta Region / Perrin H. Grissom -- The Coastal Prairies / R.K. Walker / R.J. Miears -- The Midland Feed Region / W.H. Pierre / F.F. Riecken -- The Northern Lake States / R.J. Muckenhirn / K.C. Berger -- The East-Central Uplands / Eric Winters -- Southeastern Uplands / R.W. Pearson / L.E. Ensminger -- Florida and Flatwoods / J.R. Henderson / F.B. Smith -- The Northeast / N.C. Brady / R.A. Struchtemeyer / R.B. Musgrave -- Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain / William J. Hanna / S.S. Obenshain -- Special Uses -- Soil Management for Pastures / R.R. Robinson / R.E. Blaser / H.B. Peterson -- Soil Management for Ranges / C.H. Wasser / Lincoln Ellison / R.E. Wagner -- Grasses / E.A. Hollowell -- Legumes / E.A. Hollowell --Tobacco / W.E. Colwell -- Managing Soils For Rice / M.B. Sturgis -- Field Crops / John H. Martin -- Home Gardens and Lawns / Charles E. Kellogg -- Ornamental Plants / S.L. Emsweller / N.W. Stuart / Curtis May -- Vegetables / Victor R. Boswell -- Soil Management for Orchards / Damon Boynton / John R. Magness -- Soil Management for Forest Trees / Frank W. Woods / Otis L. Copeland, Jr. / Carl E. Ostrom -- Shelterbelts and Windbreaks / Ernest J. George / Ralph A. Read / E.W. Johnson / A.E. Ferber -- Soul and the Growth of Forests / Earl L. Stone, Jr. / Paul E. Lemmon -- Forest practices and Productivity / V.L. Harper / Bernard Frank / W.E. McQuilkin -- Research Services / H.C. Knoblauch.Principles -- We Seek; We Learn / Charles E. Kellogg -- The Basis of Fertility / Sterling B. Hendricks / Lyle T. Alexander -- What Soils Are / Roy W. Simonson -- Physical Properties / M.B. Russell -- Growth of Plants / C.H. Wadleigh -- Soil Moisture / L.A. Richards / S.H. Richards -- Use of Moisture by Plants / Sterling A. Taylor -- PH, Soil Acidity, and Plant Growth / W.H. Allaway -- The Chemistry of Soil PH / N.T. Coleman / A. Mehlich -- Fertility -- Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility / L.A. Dean -- Nitrogen and Soil Fertility / Franklin E. Allison -- Soil Phosphorus and Fertility / Sterling R. Olsen / Maurice Fried -- Soil Potassium and Fertility / R.F. Reitemeier -- Sulfur and Soil Fertility / Howard V. Jordan / H.M. Reisenauer -- Iron and Soil Fertility / R.S. Holmes / J.C. Brown -- Zinc and Soil Fertility / Lloyd F. Seatz / J.J. Jurinak -- Boron and Soil Fertility / Darrell A. Russel -- Copper and Soil Fertility / Walter Reuther -- Manganese and Soil Fertility / G. Donald Sherman -- Trace Elements / P.R. Stout / C.M. Johnson -- Organic Matter / F.E. Broadbent -- Living Organisms in the Soil / Francis E. Clark -- Toxic Elements in Soils / Firman E. Bear -- Practices -- How To Determine Nutrient Needs / Frank G. Viets, Jr. / John J. Hanway -- Soil Reaction and Liming / K. Lawton / L.T. Kurtz -- Trends in Fertilizer / J. Richard Adams -- Materials and Mixtures / K.D. Jacob -- New and Better Fertilizers / E.L. Newman / W.L. Hill -- Applying Fertilizers / R.L. Cook / Walter C. Hulburt -- Farm Manure / Myron S. Anderson -- Composts, Peats, and Sewage Sludge / H.W. Reuszer -- Maintaining Organic Matter / W.V. Bartholomew -- Green Manure and Cover Crops / T. Hayden Rogers / Joel E. Giddens -- Soil Management and Crop Quality / Kenneth C. Beeson -- The Economics of Fertilizers / L.B. Nelson / D.B. Ibach -- Soil Care -- Principles of Tillage / W.A. Raney / A.W. Zingg -- Saline and Alkali Soils / C.A. Bower / Milton Fireman -- Erosion on Cultivated Land / B.D. Blakely / J.J. Coyle / J.G. Steele -- Erosion of Soil By Wind / W.S. Chepil -- How to Control a Gully / C.J. Francis -- Stabilizing Sand Dunes / A.D. Stoesz / Robert L. Brown -- Soil Management and Insect Control / Walter E. Fleming -- Soilborne Plant Diseases / Francis e. Clark / William J. Zaumeyer / John T. Presley -- Moisture -- Conserving Soil Moisture / Chester E. Evans / Edgar R. Lemon -- Irrigation in Arid Regions / Wayne D. Criddle / Howard R. Haise -- Irrigation in the East / T.H. Quakenbush / M.D. Thorne."The purpose of this book is to indicate the extent to which that warning has been heeded and at times to repeat it and to describe the knowledge about soils that scientists and farmers have since gained. This book devoted considerable space to classifications of soils, technical aspects of soil science, and the use of land".
Subjects: Soils.; Soil conservation; Soils;
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Fruit & vegetable gardening / by Pollock, Michael,1938-(CARDINAL)702416;
Subjects: Vegetable gardening.; Fruit-culture.;
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The operation, care, and repair of farm machinery. by Deere & Company.(CARDINAL)132657;
Part 1-Preparation of the seed bed : Ch. 1. Plows -- Ch. 2. Disk harrows -- Ch. 3. Harrows, pulverizers, field cultivators -- Part 2-Planting : Ch. 4. Grain drills -- Ch. 5. Corn planters -- Ch. 6. Cotton and corn planters -- Ch. 7. Listers -- Ch. 8. Potato planters -- Part 3-Cultivating : Ch. 9. Rotary hoes -- Ch. 10. Shovel cultivators -- Ch. 11. Disk and surface cultivators -- Ch. 12. Listed crop cultivators -- Part 4-Harvesting : Ch. 13. Mowers -- Ch. 14. Hay rakes and loaders -- Ch. 15. Grain binders -- Ch. 16. Combines -- Ch. 17. Corn binders -- Ch. 18. Corn pickers -- Ch. 19. Potato diggers -- Part 5-Power on the farm : Ch. 20. Tractors -- Ch. 21. Gasoline engines -- Part 6-Soil fertility : Ch. 22. Manure spreaders -- Ch. 23. Lime and fertilizer sowers.
Subjects: Agricultural machinery.;
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Barefoot biodynamics : how cows, compost, and community help us understand Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course / by Poppen, Jeff,author.(CARDINAL)890531; Katz, Sandor Ellix,1962-author of foreword.(CARDINAL)673760;
Includes bibliographical references and index."With decades of knowledge and proven, common-sense methods from 'The Barefoot Farmer,' this practical guide to biodynamic principles and practices will appeal to growers of every scale and experience level. In Barefoot Biodynamics, organic grower Jeff Poppen--'The Barefoot Farmer'--combines tales from his personal history of building a harmonious farm community in rural Tennessee with the practical applications of biodynamic principles and the deep aspects of the biodynamic methods that continue to make his farm a success today. Jeff's friendly, direct, and humorous writing will appeal not only to the biodynamic-curious, but also to farmers and gardeners who have experimented with the biodynamic approach and are looking for a deeper understanding of the practice. Rooted in the teachings of biodynamic pioneer Rudolf Steiner, Jeff's unique insights and deep reflections on 'guiding lines' of biodynamic growing are an invaluable resource. Those 'guiding lines' include: -producing a farm's fertility using cover crops, compost, and other on-farm inputs -enjoying the renewing power of farm festivals -augmenting scientific knowledge with the power of observation and intuition -avoiding chemical fertilizers -understanding that carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen make up 95 percent of the physical structure of plants and are freely available in the air around us -enhancing the availability of critical minerals such as silica and lime through good farming practices -building humus-rich soil teeming with microbial life -using homeopathic preparations to heal and enrich the soil In addition, Jeff walks the reader through the eight lectures on farming given by Steiner in 1924, summarizing important points from each lecture and 'translating' them from Steiner's profound yet sometimes impenetrable vocabulary into plain language. In Barefoot Biodynamics, Jeff provides new insight to this these enigmatic lectures, revealing an often overlooked yet cost-effective farming method rooted in common sense" --
Subjects: Steiner, Rudolf, 1861-1925.; Organic gardening.; Biodynamic agriculture.;
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