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Alphabetical Listing of Publications

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Business Management for Farmers

NCR-610A
Developing a Longer Range Strategic Farm Business Plan - Part 1 $9.00

NCR-610B
Managing the Overall Business - Part 2 $10.00

NCR-610C
Managing Production and Marketing Systems - Part 3 $9.00

NCR-610D
Acquiring and Managing Resources for the Farm Business - Part 4 $9.00

NCR-610E
Getting Established in Farming- Part 4 $9.00

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17.3 PRODUCTION ECONOMICS

AEIS 588
Narrow Row Crop Production - 22 and 30 Inch Rows - Machinery Costs - 1000 Acre Farm

AEIS 595
Narrow Row Crop Production - 22 and 30 Inch Rows - Machinery Costs - 600 Acre Farm

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18.1 BUILDING METHODS, MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION

HOARD'S - 1
Building and Equipment Specification Form - $ 0.50

AED - 30
Preservative Treated Wood for Farm and Home $ 2.00

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18.101 CEMENT AND CONCRETE

MWPS- 35
Farm and Home Concrete Handbook $ 23.00

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18.103 CLEAR-SPAN CONSTRUCTION, POLE TYPE

MWPS - 9
Designs for Glued Trusses $ 7.00

NRAES -1
Post-Frame Building Handbook $14.00

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18.105 VENTILATION, INSULATION,HEATING AND COOLING

AEIS 569
Full Wall Natural Ventilation for Dairy Barns

MWPS-23
Solar Livestock Housing Handbook $ 7.00

MWPS-32
Mechanical Ventilating Systems for Livestock Housing $ 6.00

MWPS-33
Natural Ventilating Systems for Livestock Housing $ 5.00

MWPS-34
Heating, Cooling and Tempering Air for Livestock Housing $ 6.00

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18.106 OTHER CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN AND PLANNING

MWPS-37
Designing Facilities for Pesticide and Fertilizer Containment Handbook $15.00

MWPS-C1
Conference Proceedings: Pesticide and Fertilizer $17.00

MWPS-C2
Conference Proceedings: Pesticide and Fertilizer 2 $20.00

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18.11 BEEF AND SHEEP HOUSING AND EQUIPMENT

CAN-723
Corrals for Handling Beef Cattle $15.00

MWPS-3
Sheep Housing and Equipment Handbook $10.00

MWPS-6
Beef Housing and Equipment Handbook $ 10.00

OKE-938
Modern Corral Design $ 6.00

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18.12 SWINE HOUSING AND EQUIPMENT

AED-41
Hoop Structures for Grow-Finish Swine $ 4.00

AEIS 445
Swine Building and Equipment Specification Forms

AEIS 453
The Modified Open Front Swine Building

MWPS-8
Swine Housing and Equipment Handbook $ 8.00

MWPS-43
Swine Breeding and Gestation Facilities Handbook $ 17.00

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18.121 FARROWING NURSERY

MWPS-40
Swine Farrowing Handbook $ 10.00

MWPS-41
Swine Nursery Facilities Handbook $17.00

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18.122 AIR QUALITY

AED-42
Sprinkling Oil to Reduce Dust, Gases, and Odor in Swine Buildings $ 3.00

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18.131 DAIRY HOUSING AND EQUIPMENT: General and Guidelines

AED-40
Greenhouse Barns for Dairy Housing $ 4.00

AEIS 557
Improved Free Stall Partition Design

MWPS-7
Dairy Freestall Housing and Equipment Handbook $25.00

NRAES-76
Planning Dairy Freetall Barns $8.00

Video
Dairy Facilities: Planning for Success - 17 minutes $15.00

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18.132 MILKHOUSES AND PARLORS

AEIS 622
Milking Center Layout

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18.134 CALF HOUSING

AEIS 481    
Super Calf Hutch

AEIS 486    
Calf Hutches

AEIS 487    
Enclosed Cold Calf Housing

AEIS 488    
Cold Calf Housing with Mechanical Ventilation

AEIS 619    
Transition Housing for Dairy Calves

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18.14 FRUIT, VEGETABLE AND POTATO STORAGES AND HANDLING

AEIS 271
Rooting Room Guide

AEIS 648
Net Weights and Processed Yields of Fruit and Vegetables

AEIS 649
Prevention of Foodborne Illness Begins on the Farm

NRAES-7
Home Storage of Fruits and Vegetables $ 6.00

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18.141 HANDLING, COOLING AND PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

AEIS 585
Impact Testing of Potato Harvesting Equipment

AEIS 599
Onion Packing Lines: Impact Evaluation using Instrumented Sphere

AEIS 600
Potato Packing Lines: Impact Evaluation using Instrumented Sphere

AEIS 611
Decelerators Reduce Vegetable Impact Damage

AEIS 629
Investigations of Celery Trimming

AEIS 631
Celery Harvesting & Packaging Evaluation

AEIS 641 Improved Post-Harvest Handling to Reduce Pepper Bruising

AEIS 644
Hydro-cooling: Cool it Quickly

AEIS 652
 Disinfecting of Produce Wash water

AEIS 653
Chlorine Disinfection of Produce Wash water

AEIS 654
Chlorine Dioxide Disinfection of Produce Wash water

AEIS 655
Ozone Disinfection of Produce Wash water

AEIS 656
Ultraviolet Disinfection of Produce Wash water

NRAES-22
Refrigeration and Controlled Atmosphere Storage for Horticultural Crops $ 8.00

NRAES-51
Produce Handling for Direct Marketing $ 7.00

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18.142 ROADSIDE STANDS AND MARKETS

NRAES-52
Facilities for Roadside Markets $ 7.00

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18.144 POTATO AND ONION STORAGES

AEIS 591
Potato Storage Management: Effect of Airflow Rate

AEIS 592
Potato Storage Management: Atlantic vs. Snowden

AEIS 603
Bulk Onion Storage: Questions and Answers

AEIS 621
Snowden Potato Storage Considerations

AEIS 625
Pre-Harvest Potato Storage Checkup

AEIS 627
Potato Storage Design and Management

AEIS 630
Cooling Horticultural Commodities: Celery

AEIS 637
Pre-Harvest Onion Storage Checkup

AEIS 638
Onion Storage Design

AEIS 639
Seed Potato Storage Management--Looking for the Secrets

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18.15 GRAIN, FEED AND FORAGE: STORAGE AND HANDLING

AE 850
Pneumatic Grain Conveyors

AED-43
Managing and Designing Bunker and Trench Silos (Horizontal Silos) $ 4.00

AEIS 624
Benefits and Costs of Round Bale Hay Storage

AEIS 640
Feed Capacity of Upright Silos

AEIS 645
Check Lists to Prepare Post-Harvest Grain Systems

AEIS 646
Harvesting and Handling High-Moisture, Frost-Damaged Grain

AEIS 647
Grain Storage Problems are Increasing the Dangers to Farm Operators

AEIS 650
Chopped Silage Harvest Systems

AEIS 651
Silage Harvest: Machinery Ownership or Custom Hire?

MWPS-13 Grain Drying, Handling and Storage Handbook $ 10.00

MWPS-29
Dry Grain Aeration Systems Design Handbook $25.00

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18.151 CROP DRIERS AND DRYING

AEIS 446
Energy Utilization in Grain Drying - Alternative Drying Systems

AEIS 608
 Navy Bean Drying Considerations

AEIS 614
Optimizing Grain Dryer Operations

AEIS 615
Proper Use of Moisture Meters

AEIS 620
Rewarming "Supercold" Grain

AEIS 623
Drying Wheat to Prevent Spoilage and Sprouting

AEIS 626
Estimating Corn Drying Costs

AEIS 632
Quality Grain Needs TLC

MWPS-22
Low Temperature and Solar Grain Drying $ 6.00

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18.154 GRAIN STORAGES, BINS AND CRIBS

AED-12
Remodeling Corn Cribs for Small Grain Storages $ 2.00

AEIS 478
Using Buildings for Grain Storage

AEIS 558
Temporary Corn Storage in Outdoor Piles

AEIS 559
Approximate Storage Capacity of Grain Storage Structures

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18.16 HOUSING AND FARMSTEADS

MWPS-2
Farmstead Planning Handbook $ 6.00

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18.17 MACHINERY HOUSING, SHOPS GARAGES

AEIS 517
Pressure Washer Shock Hazards

MWPS-26
Farm Shop Plans Book $10.00

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18.18 MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION

AEIS 586
Safety of Electric Fence Controllers

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18.183 HORSE BARNS

MWPS-15
Horse Housing and Equipment Handbook $ 7.00

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18.184 FENCING

NRAES-11
High-Tensile Wire Fencing $ 4.00

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18.23 IRRIGATION

AEIS 579
Subirrigation: Irrigation and Drainage Through the Same Underground Pipe

AEIS 580
Overhead Irrigation vs. Subirrigation

AEIS 584 Guidelines for Operating Subirrigation Systems for Water Quality Benefit (Corn, Soybeans and Sugar Beets)

NRAES-4
Trickle Irrigation in the Eastern United States $ 6.00

MWPS-30
Sprinkler Irrigation Systems $25.00

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18.32 HEATING

AEIS 587
Infrared Heat Lamp Safety

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18.34 WIRING

MWPS-28
Farm Buildings Wiring Handbook $10.00

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18.43 FUELS AND LUBRICANTS

AEIS 571
Agricultural Engines and Low-Lead Gasoline

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18.44 HARVESTING

AEIS 568
Tillage, Traffic and Wet Soil Moisture Conditions, Part III: Tires, Tracks and Traction

AEIS 596
Harvesting Michigan Navy Beans

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18.442 FORAGES

AEIS 576
Hay Tedders, Inverters and other Strategies to Increase the Drying Rate of High Quality Hay

NRAES-5
Silage and Hay Preservation $ 9.00

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18.446 FRUIT HARVESTING

AEIS 471
Factors Affecting Bark Damage to Cherry Trees by Harvesting Machines

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18.45 SEEDING AND PLANTING EQUIPMENT

AEIS 593
Alfalfa Establishment in Conservation Tillage Systems: Osceola County

AEIS 594
Alfalfa Establishment in Conservation Tillage Systems: Ingham County

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18.46 SPRAYING, DUSTING EQUIPMENT

AEIS 628
Calibrating Your Sprayer

AEIS 633
Backflow Prevention Devices

AEIS 634
Sprayer Tanks and Agitators

AEIS 635
Agricultural Spray Pumps

AEIS 636
Cleaning the Sprayer and Disposing of Excess Pesticide

AEIS 642
Nozzle Selection for Field Sprayers Chemical Application Guide

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18.47 TILLAGE AND CULTIVATION

AEIS 583
Seedbed Tillage and Residue Management: Managing Crop Residue

AEIS 597
The Costs of Owning and Operating Weed Control and Row Crop Cultivation Equipment

AEIS 602
Planning for Conservation Compliance: Section IV. Tillage Part 5: Mechanical Weed Control

AEIS 604
Planning for Conservation Compliance: Section IV. Tillage Part 1: Deep Tillage

AEIS 605
Planning for Conservation Compliance: Section IV. Tillage Part 2: Plows, Chisels and Disks

AEIS 606
Planning for Conservation Compliance: Section IV. Tillage Part 3: Field Cultivators and Finishing Tools

AEIS 607
Planning for Conservation Compliance: Section IV. Tillage Part 4: Planters and Drills

AEIS 610
The Costs of Owning and Operating Row Crop Planters and Drills

AEIS 657
Sugar Beet Tillage and Planting-Huron Co., 1998

AEIS 659
Seedbed Tillage and Planter Effects on Sugarbeet Emergence and Yield - 1999 - Harrigan

AEIS 660
Seedbed Tillage and Planter Effects on Sugarbeet Emergence and Yield-Huron Co. 1999

AEIS 664
Seedbed Tillage, Seed Coating and Planter Effects on Sugarbeet Emergence - 2000

AEIS 665
Sugar Beet Planter Evaluation

MWPS-45
Conservation Tillage Systems and Management $25.00

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18.48 TRACTORS

AEIS 549
Safety Checklist for Used Machinery Selection

NRAES-25
Used Farm Equipment $ 6.00

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18.51 WATER SUPPLY

AEIS 536
Heat Tape Fire Hazards

MWPS-14
Private Water Systems $ 8.00

NRAES-47
Private Drinking Water Supplies $ 8.00

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18.52 WASTE DISPOSAL, SEPTIC TANKS

AEIS 490
Safety for Onsite Wastewater Systems

MWPS-24
Onsite Domestic Sewage Disposal Handbook $ 6.00

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18.62 SAFETY PRACTICES

AEIS 443
Hayride Safety Checklist

AEIS 452
Rural Crime Prevention Checklist

AEIS 467
Coping with Agricultural Molds and Dusts

AEIS 479
Adaptive Agricultural Equipment

AEIS 489
Grain Center Safety

AEIS 496
Tornado Safety Facts

AEIS 497
Lightning Safety Facts

AEIS 499
Safe Storage and Handling of Farm Fuels

AEIS 501
Power Tool Safety

AEIS 502
Power Mower Safety

AEIS 503
Quick Facts: Safe Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia

AEIS 504
Safe Anhydrous Ammonia Storage and Handling

AEIS 508
Water Safety

AEIS 509
Combine Moving

AEIS 510
Fireworks Safety Facts

AEIS 512
Farm Emergency Planning

AEIS 520
Youth Ag Work Opportunities

AEIS 525
Metal Ladder Hazard

AEIS 539
Springtime Hazards - 1985

AEIS 552
CO Hazards with Burning Charcoal

AEIS 555
Clothing: The Added Margin of Safety

AEIS 556
Choosing Clothing for Pesticide Safety

AEIS 598
Youth Employment in Hazardous Jobs in Agriculture

AEIS 647
Grain Storage Problems are Increasing the Dangers to Farm Operators

NRAES-10
Farm Accident Rescue $ 8.00

NRAES-12
First on the Scene $ 7.00

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18.63 FIRE PREVENTION

AEIS 491
Fire Extinguishers - Selection, Location and Use

AEIS 493
Silo Fires

AEIS 494
Fire Department Procedures for Agricultural Chemical Fires

AEIS 495
Rural Firefighters Facts

AEIS 498
Wildfire

AEIS 500
Common Agricultural Fire Hazards

AEIS 511
Firefighter Survival

AEIS 513
Smoke Detectors as Fire Alarms

NRAES-18
Extinguishing Silo Fires $ 7.00

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18.7 WASTE MANAGEMENT

AEIS 573
Hazardous Gases in Manure Tanks in Livestock Operations

AEIS 612
1993 Revision of Generally Accepted Manure Management Practices

L-2289
Composting Manure and Sludge

MWPS-18
Livestock Waste Facilities Handbook $ 8.00

MWPS-18 Section 1
Manure Characteristics $9.00

MWPS-18 Section 2
Manure Characteristics $17.00

MWPS-18 Section 3
Outdoor Air Quality $17.00

MWPS-36
Concrete Manure Storages Handbook $23.00

NDPC 27.10
Gravity Manure Handling

NRAES-54
On-Farm Composting Handbook $20.00

NRAES-114
Field Guide To On-Farm Composting $14.00

TR-9
Circular Concrete Manure Tanks $12.00

TR-10
Beams for Open-Top Manure Tanks $1.00

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18.72 SWINE WASTE MANAGEMENT

AED-17
3-Inch 150-Gallon Siphon Flush Tank $2.00

AEIS 475
The Cantilevered Floor for Fast and Frequent Waste Removal

AEX 702
Narrow Gutter/Gravity Discharge System/Handling Swine Manure

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18.73 DAIRY WASTE MANAGEMENT

AEIS 616
Costs and Labor Requirements for Manure Storage and Land Application for a 150-Cow Dairy

AEIS 617
Costs and Labor Requirements for Manure Storage and Land Application for a 60-Cow Dairy

AEIS 663
Manure Transport Rates and Land Application Costs for Tank Spreader Systems

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18.751 WASTE MANAGEMENT: LAND APPLICATION

AEIS 575
Estimating Land Area Requirements for Manure Utilization

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18.79 SOLID WASTE

NRAES-43
Composting to Reduce the Waste Stream $ 8.00

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18.8 ENERGY

AEIS 351
Water Power

NRAES-3
Energy Conservation for Commercial Greenhouses $ 17.00

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24.71 WOOD FUEL AND ENERGY

AEIS 521
Oil/Wood Furnace Hazards

AEIS 524
Fireplace Heater Hazards

AEIS 531
Chimney Fire Risks Reviewed

AEIS 551
Low Kick Saw Chain

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26.1 HORTICULTURE CROPS

AEIS 643
Connections: MSU and the Vegetable Industry

AEIS 658
Vegetable AoE Team Strategic Planning 1998

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88.7 HOUSING PROGRAMS

MWPS-16
House Planning Handbook $ 7.00

MWPS-21
Home and Yard Improvements Handbook $ 9.00

NRAES-137
Greenhouses for Homeowner's and Gardeners $25.00

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88.73 HEATING

AEIS 527
Kerosene Heater Hazards and Practices

AEIS 547
More Kerosene Heater Hazards and Practices

AEIS 562
Kerosene Heater Fuel Safety

AEIS 564
Carbon Monoxide Hazard for Certain Mobile Home Furnaces

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94.33 HOME SAFETY

AEIS 514
Home Pool Hazards

AEIS 515
Old Refrigerator Suffocation Hazards

AEIS 516
Extension Cord Fire Hazards

AEIS 518
Wading Pool Drain Hazards

AEIS 519
Infant Crib Hazards Continue

AEIS 522
Toy Hazard

AEIS 523
Night Bike Risk

AEIS 526
Crib Toy Hazard

AEIS 528
Suffocation Hazard with Children's Balloons

AEIS 529
Risks with Three-Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicles

AEIS 530
Twin Tot Stroller Hazards

AEIS 532
Safety for Older Consumers--Home Safety Check List

AEIS 533
Electric Garage Door Opener Hazards

AEIS 534
Kid Bicycle Part Hazard

AEIS 535
Baby Crib Cornerpost Hazard

AEIS 537
Bunk Bed Hazards

AEIS 538
More Cautions for 3-Wheelers

AEIS 540
Grandparents Can Prevent Child Poisoning

AEIS 541
Crib Bracket Hazard

AEIS 542
Lawn Darts Hazardous to Kids

AEIS 543
Hazards with Young Children Trapped in Recliner Chairs

AEIS 544
"Crib Cuddle" Hazard

AEIS 545
Halloween Safety

AEIS 546
Toy ATV Overheating Hazard

AEIS 548
Snow Thrower User Cautions and Hazards

AEIS 553
Window Cords Could be Hazard to Children

AEIS 565
Test all Smoke Detectors and Replace Weak Batteries

AEIS 566
Use Child-Resistant Containers

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