Solid seeded soybeans in missouri

William J. Murphy and Harry C. Minor (Department of Agronomy), Edward J. Constien (Department of Agricultural Engineering), Donald E. Null (Area Agronomy Extension Specialist, College of Agriculture)New 1/80/15

Planning ahead in Missouri's dairy industry

Text of caption on page 6 is cut off due to tight binding."Dairying originated as a way men could turn supplies of forage into profitable human food by applying their skill and labor to the management of herds of milking animals. This objective still applies-but how the means have changed! Methods of getting milk out of a cow, to and through the market, and into the kitchens of consumers have gone from hand style to "untouched by human hand" marvels of mechanization. Even the cow, the factory that does the conversion, has been modified into a manufacturing machine that grows more efficient and productive each year. Average production per cow has climbed from 4,218 to 8,513 pounds per year in the past 40 years. Missouri cows haven't produced as well, but have climbed from 3,300 to 7,400 pounds in the same period. That's one of the problems we need to correct in the next few years to stay in competition. Progress has been slow in increasing forage yields but that's coming in for attention now. This publication reviews where Missouri's dairy industry stands now, where we're headed if present trends continue., and what needs to be done to improve the position of dairying. Ten and 20 years from now we want to be in the forefront."--Page 1.Prepared by O.E. Allen, Edward J. Constien, J.E. Edmondson, Alfred Lane, W.J. Murphy, Leroy Peters, Alva L. Preston, Jr., Edward R. Wiggins, Fred H. Meinershagen (Chairman

Machinery management 3 : implement selection

File: Agri. Engr. 1 3/76/5M"Selection of machinery system components, or individual machines, is a compromise between machine cost and timeliness penalty. The machine must have enough capacity to reduce the timeliness penalty but not so much capacity that cost of ownership becomes too great."--First page.James C. Frisby and Edward J. Constien (Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture

Machinery management 8 : setting custom rates

"The charge for doing custom work, the custom rate, varies from one locality to another and is influenced by available competition."--First page.James C. Frisby and Edward J. Constien (Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture)Revised 11/80/8

Maintenance and repair of battery terminals and cables

"Many automotive and tractor engines fail to start and operate properly because of poor battery terminal connections or deteriorated cables. Frequently when a car or tractor fails to start, we blame a poor battery. But upon close investigation, we find the cause is often poor connections at a battery terminal. This guide discusses common types of battery, cable and terminal failures, and gives recommended maintenance procedures."--First page.Fred M. Crawford and Edward J. Constien (Deartment of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture)New 11/80/10