Agriculture and Energy

1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. Cover 3. Table of Contents - p. Cover 4. Copyright - p. Cover 5. Foreword - p. Cover 6. Acknowledgments - p. xi 7. ENERGY USE IN AGRICULTURE: STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL ANALYSES - p. xiii 8. Chapter 1: ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE ENERGY CRISIS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION - p. xiii 9. Chapter 2: ENERGY INTENSIVENESS OF WASHINGTON AGRICULTURE AND THE EFFECTS OF INCREASES IN ENERGY PRICES ON WASHINGTON AGRICULTURE - p. 17 10. Chapter 3: ENERGY USE PATTERNS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN NEW MEXICO - p. 30 11. CROP PRODUCTION - p. 40 12. Chapter 4: POTENTIAL OF DRYING GRAIN WITH SOLAR ENERGY - p. 40 13. Chapter 5: DRYING ENERGY FROM CORN COBS: A TOTAL SYSTEM - p. 45 14. Chapter 6: EVALUATING ENERGY-SAVING PRACTICES BY SIMULATION - p. 63 15. Chapter 7: CHANGES IN FERTILIZER USAGE AND CROP PRODUCTION UNDER SCARCE ENERGY SUPPLIES - p. 73 16. Chapter 8: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY COMPARISON OF CROP PRODUCTION ON ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL CORN BELT FARMS - p. 83 17. IRRIGATION - p. 101 18. Chapter 9: IRRIGATION ENERGY REQUIREMENTS IN THE 17 WESTERN STATES - p. 101 19. Chapter 10: ENERGY USED FOR PUMPING IRRIGATION WATER IN THE UNITED STATES, 1974 - p. 112 20. Chapter 11: IRRIGATION AND THE ENERGY ECONOMICS OF WATER MANAGEMENT FOR HYDROLOGIC BASINS - p. 130 21. Chapter 12: IMPACT OF NATURAL GAS CURTAILMENTS AND PRICE INCREASES ON IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE IN TEXAS - p. 147 22. Chapter 13: THE SITUATION IN TEXAS ON FUEL FOR IRRIGATION - p. 164 23. Chapter 14: A METHOD FOR THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF IRRIGATED FARMING WITH DIMINISHING GROUND WATER RESERVES - p. 169 24. Chapter 15: ENERGY REDUCTION THROUGH IMPROVED IRRIGATION PRACTICES - p. 185 25. Chapter 16: A COMPARISON OF MINIMUM ENERGY DESIGNS TO MINIMUM ECONOMIC DESIGNS FOR FARM IRRIGATION SUPPLY LINES - p. 203 26. TILLAGE - p. 221 27. Chapter 17: INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF AGRICULTURAL TRACTION AND TRANSPORT - p. 221 28. Chapter 18: ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR TILLAGE ON COASTAL PLAINS SOILS - p. 232 29. Chapter 19: ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF REDUCED TILLAGE PRACTICES FOR CORN AND SOYBEAN PRODUCTION IN VIRGINIA - p. 244 30. Chapter 20: ENERGY REQUIREMENTS AND AREAS OF ADAPTATION FOR EIGHT TILLAGE-PLANTING SYSTEMS FOR CORN - p. 259 31. Chapter 21: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY COMPARISONS OF SOYBEAN TILLAGE SYSTEMS - p. 276 32. Chapter 22: CORN TILLAGE SYSTEMS – WILL ENERGY COSTS DETERMINE THE CHOICE? - p. 287 33. FERTILIZERS AND PLANT NUTRIENTS - p. 299 34. Chapter 23: MINERAL RESOURCES FOR AGRICULTURAL USES - p. 299 35. Chapter 24: ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN THE U.S. CHEMICAL FERTILIZER SYSTEM FROM THE GROUND TO THE GROUND - p. 314 36. Chapter 25: SOIL CARBON DYNAMICS AND CROPPING PRACTICES - p. 331 37. Chapter 26: GENETIC MODIFICATION OF N2-FIXING BACTERIA - p. 351 38. Chapter 27: CONSERVING ENERGY WITH NITRIFICATION INHIBITORS - p. 359 39. Chapter 28: IMPROVED GROWTH AND YIELD OF CROPS FROM ORGANIC SUPPLEMENTS - p. 376 40. Chapter 29: EXPERIMENTS IN THE RECYCLING OF SWINE MANURE USING A POLYCULTURE OF ASIAN AND NORTH AMERICAN FISHES - p. 384 41. LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION - p. 394 42. Chapter 30: ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF ALTERNATIVE BEEF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN COLORADO - p. 394 43. Chapter 31: EFFICIENCIES OF BEEF PRODUCTION USING ALTERNATE CROPPING SYSTEMS - p. 411 44. Chapter 32: MATERIAL-ENERGY REQUIREMENTS IN ALTERNATIVE DAIRY FARMING SYSTEMS - p. 420 45. Chapter 33: COMPUTER EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE BROILER PRODUCTION PROGRAMS FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION POTENTIAL - p. 430 46. Chapter 34: SOLAR ASSISTED HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR SWINE HOUSING - p. 444 47. NON-DEPLETABLE ENERGY SOURCES - p. 454 48. Chapter 35: MEASUREMENT OF EXTERNAL LEARNING BENEFITS FROM METHANE GENERATION ON COMMERCIAL POULTRY FARMS - p. 454 49. Chapter 36: ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF METHANE GENERATION AND LIVESTOCK AND CROP WASTE RECYCLING FOR A TYPICAL IOWA FAMILY FARM - p. 468 50. Chapter 37: ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF BAGASSE AS AN ALTERNATE ENERGY SOURCE: THE HAWAIIAN EXPERIENCE - p. 477 51. Chapter 38: TVA USES OF WASTE HEAT IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION - p. 488 52. Chapter 39: WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION FROM POWER PLANTS WITH AN INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL AND AQUACULTURAL SYSTEM - p. 506 53. Chapter 40: AMERICA’S FORESTS: AN ENERGY ENTERPRISE - p. 522 54. Chapter 41: SHORT-ROTATION FORESTRY AS A SOLAR ENERGY TRANSDUCER AND STORAGE SYSTEM - p. 534 55. AGRICULTURE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - p. 557 56. Chapter 42: ENERGY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: SOME ISSUES - p. 557 57. Chapter 43: CHOICE OF FOODS TO SHORTEN FOOD CHAINS IN INDIA - p. 579 58. Chapter 44: BULLOCKS--THE MAINSTAY OF FARM POWER IN INDIA - p. 595 59. Chapter 45: A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF BIOGAS PRODUCTION IN RURAL INDIA: SOME POLICY ISSUES - p. 606 60. Chapter 46: PROSPECTS FOR INCREASING FOOD PRODUCTION IN LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES THROUGH EFFICIENT ENERGY UTILIZATION - p. 624 61. Chapter 47: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE IN THE THIRD WORLD - p. 637 62. Chapter 48: ALTERNATIVE TO ENERGY INTENSIVE FERTILIZERS: ORGANIC MATERIALS AS FERTILIZERS - p. 655 63. IMPLICATIONS OF ENERGY PROBLEMS FOR U.S. AGRICULTURAL POLICY - p. 667 64. Chapter 49: AGRICULTURAL POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGING ENERGY PRICES AND SUPPLIES - p. 667 65. Chapter 50: ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE: SOME ECONOMIC ISSUES - p. 681 66. Chapter 51: REALISTIC AND UNREALISTIC ENERGY CONSERVATION POTENTIAL IN AGRICULTURE - p. 693 67. Chapter 52: LIMITATIONS OF THE ENERGY APPROACH IN DEFINING PRIORITIES IN AGRICULTURE - p. 711 68. Chapter 53: AFTERWORD - p. 731 69. Index - p. 738