APPLIED ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTUR
Vol. 15, No. 1, January 1999
POWER & MACHINERY
Contribution of Several Duster Parameters to
Performance in Mechanical Date Palm Pollen Delivery ................................................ 7
LHaffar
Cotton Mass Flow Measurement: Experiments with
TOW Optical Devices.................................................................................................11
J. A. Thomasson, D. A. Pennington, H. C. Pringle,
E. P. Columbus, S. J. Thomson, R. K. Byler
Instrumentation for Measuring Mixture Variability in
Sparayer Tanks............................................................................................................19
H.E.Ozkan, K.D.Ackennan
Recommendations for Pesticide Applicator Training in USA
Based on Licensing and Training Procedures in
Western Europe...........................................................................................................25
H. Erdal Ozkan
Spray Volume Rate Errors in Intermittent Operation of
Hydraulic Nozles..........................................................................................................31
M. Salyani
Economical Evaluation of an Apple Harvest Aid
for Inclined Trellised Canopies..................................................................................... 35
D. L. Peterson
SOIL & WATER
Economic-environmental Approach for Optimum
Wastewater Utilization in Irrigation:
A Case Study in Lebanon............................................................................................41
M. R. Darwish, F. A. EI-Awar, M. Sharara,
B. Hamdar
The Tennessee Fluid Level Indicator ......................................................................... 49
D. C. Yoder, J. R. Buchanan, G. S. Honea,
B. R Staley, J. B. Wilkerson, R. E. Yoder
FOOD & PROCESS ENGINEERING
Efficient Carbon Dioxide Fumigation of Wheat in
Welded-steci Hopper Bins........................................................................................ 57
D.D.Mann, D.S.Jayas, W.E.Muir,
N. D. G. White
Effect of Pneumatic Conveying of Wheat on Mortality
Of insects....................................................................................................................65
J. Paliwal, D. S. Jayas, N. D. G. White, W. E. Muir
Wax Yield of Grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) as
Affected by Mechanical Harvesting, Threshing,
and Handing Methods.....................................................................................................69
K. R. Lochte-Watson, C. L. Weller
INFORMATION & ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Electrical Systems for Dairies for Entering into the
Next Century...............................................................................................................,77
L. E. Stetson, S. M. Meyer
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APPLIED ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURE
Vol. 15, No. 2, March 1999
POWER & MACHINERY
Long-range On-road Test with Twenty-percent
Rapeseed Biodiesel.................................................................................................... 91
C. L. Peterson, J. C. Thompson, J. S. Taberski,
D. L. Reece, G. Fleischman
Belt-type Seeder for Soybeans ................................................................................. 103
R. L. Parish, J. E. McCoy, R. P. Bracy
Intensive Forage Conditioning Applied to a
Self-propelled Mower............................................................................................. 107
P. Savoie, M. Roberge, J. Lajoie, D. Tremblay, S. P. Lemay
SOIL & WATER
A Summary of Landowner Surveys and Water Quality Data
from the Northern Lake Okeechobee Watershed... ............................................. 121
S. 1. Gomak, J. Zhang
Flow Resistance of Grass-lined Channel Banks............................................................ 129
D. M. Temple
FOOD & PROCESS ENGINEERING
Effect of Hammer Mill and Roller Mill Variables on Cheat
(Bromus secalinus L.) Seed Germination.............................................................. .....139
M. Hauhouot-O'Hara, J. B. Solie, R. W. Whilney,
T. F. Peeper, G. H. Brusewitz
Forced Air Removal of Surface Moisture from Maine
Wild Blueberries for the Fresh Pack Market..................................................................147
D. W. Donahue, A. A. Bushway, K. E. Moore, R. A. Hazen
INFORMATION & ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Temperature Concerns in Agricultural Lighting Fixtures................................. 157
L. E. Stetson, S. M. Meyer
Corrosion Protection by Assembly Boxes for
Agricultural Electronics................................................................................. 165
F. Guul-Sirnonsen, P. H. Jacobsen
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APPLIED ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURE
VOL.15, NO. 3, MAY 1999
POWER & MACHINERY
Belts vs Tires, Belts vs Belts, Tires vs Tires......................................................175
L. L. Bashford, M. F. Kocher
Evaluation of Cutting Devices for Hesperaloe Harvesting.................................. 183
W. Coates
Laboratory Performance of a Yield Monitor.................................................... 189
S. Arslan, T. S. Colvin
Quantification of a Mechanization Indicator for Indian Agriculture......................197
G.Singh,D.DE
Field Test Results with Mechanical Harvesting Equipment
in Florida Oranges............................................................................................ 205
J. D. Whitney
Development and Implementation of a Load Cell
Yield Monitor for Peanut................................................................................... 211
D. L. Thomas, C. D. Perry, G. Vellidis, J. S. Durrence, L .J. Kutz,
C. K. Kvien, B. Boydell, T. K. Hamrita
Rate Consistency of Small Drop Spreaders........................................................ 217
R. L. Parish
SOIL & WATER
Performance Characteristics of the Shaduf:
A Manual Water-lifting Devicc................................................................ .... . 225
T. H. Mirti, W. W. Wallender, W. J. Chancellor, M. E. Grismer
FOOD & PROCESS ENGINEERING
Evaluation of Modified Starches for Improved Oil Recovery................................. 237
G. C. Emesih, R. G. Moreira, M. A. Barrufet
An Apparatus to Sample Volatiles in a Commercial
Potato Storage Facility..................................................................................... 243
D. Lyew, Y. Gariepy, C. Ratti, G. S. V. Raghavan, A. C. Kushalappa
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APPLIED ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURE
Vol. 15 , No. 4 , July 1999
POWER & MACHINERY
Integrating GIS and GPS into a Spatially Variable Rate
Herbicide Application System................................................................................................ 255
K.A.AI-Gaadi, P.D.Ayers
Forestry Tire Tractive Performance: New, Worn,
and with chains....................................................................................................................263
C. R. Vechinski, C. E. Johnson, R. L. Raper,
T. Pr McDonald
Design and Performance Testing of a Micro-duster for
Date Palm Pollination......................................................................................................... ....267
I. Haffar
Test of an Automatic Rate Control System for a
Centrifugal-type Dry Fertilizer Spreader................................................................................... 273
M.Fiala, R.Oberti
Effect of Hopper Angle on Drop Spreader Delivery Rate......................................................... 279
R. L. Parish
Separation of Bitter Vetch Contaminant from Wheat Grain
Using an Inclined Belt Conveyor.............................................................................................. 283
H. F. Al-JaliI, N. H. Abu-Hamdeh, M. A. Al-Smadi
A Tractor-mounted Multiple-probe Soil Cone Penetrometer................................................... 287
R. L. Raper, B. H. Washington, J. D. Jarrell
SOIL & WATER
using GIS for Facilitating Erosion Estimation.......................................................................... 295
M. Yitayew, S. J. Pokrzywka, K. G. Renard
Lysimeter Design, Construction, and Instrumentation for
Assessing Evaporation from a Large Undisturbed
Soil Monolith......................................................................................................................... 303
M. Meshkat, R. C. Wamer, L. R. Walton
FOOD & PROCESS ENGINEERING INSTITUTE
Tubes for Modified Atmosphere Packaging of Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables: Effective Permeability Measurement............................................... 313
F. M. Suva, K. V. Chau, J. K. Brecht, S. A. Sargent
Angles of Repose of Ground Marigold Petals as a Function of
Particle Size, Moisture Content, and Flow Enhanccr.......................................... 319
M. Hauhouot-O'Hara, G. H. Brusewitz, Y. Zou
STRUCTURES & ENVIRONMENT
Effects of Heat Lamp Output and Color on Piglets at
Cool and Warm Environments........................................................................... 327
H.Zhou, H.Xin
Odor Emission from Mixtures of Ground Swine Carcass
Material and Liquid Swine Waste...................................................................... 331
C. J. Clanton, L. J. Johnston, R. A. Robinson
Manure Production and Nutrient Concentrations from
High - rise layer houses...................................................................................337
J. C. Lorimor, H. Xin
INFORMATION & ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Distributed LonWorks Control and Monitoring
System for Environment and Security............................................................ 345
B. W. Mitchell
Development of an Automated On-thc-Go Soil Nitrate
Monitoring System...................................................................................... 351
J. F. Adsett, J. A. Thottan, K. J. Sibley
Single-kernel Mass Determination for Grain Inspection
S. Majumdar, D. S. Jayas
Color Image Classification Systems for Poultry
Viscera Inspection.......................................................................................363
K. Chao, Y. R. Chen, H. Early, B. Park
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