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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon AT mindspring.com>
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  • Subject: Agriculture bibliography part 7
  • Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 10:18:08 -0500



OTHER RESOURCES FOR LISTS OF AGRICULTURAL BOOKS

Several people recommended Acres USA as an excellent source of
sustainable
ag books: "They have a lot of really good books on agriculture, both
practical and philosophical. Some are published by ACRES, USA
and some are brokered through them."
Acres USA: 504-889-2100, fax 504-889-2777,
PO Box 8800
Metarie, Louisiana 70011-8800
One person provided the following toll-free number:
1 800 355 5313. (This might be meant primarily for orders.)
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Request the booklist from agAccess AT davis.com--a terrific catalog!
available
by email. They respond within 24 hrs with a fat file of excellent
titles.

Also, contact the Price-Pottinger foundation PO Box 2614, LaMesa, CA
91943-2614 (619) 574
7763.
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We review such books regularly in the Book Stall department of
Farmer's
Market Online (marketfarm AT aol.com). Farmer's Market Online,
is available by e-mail free of charge on request to
marketfarm AT aol.com.
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The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center/ National
Agricultural Library publish an annual "Sustainable Agriculture in
Print: Current Books". It lists recent books added to the library
collection and gives a brief description of each. Printed copies are
free.

You may also see this publication (and previous editions...they don't
overlap) via their www homepage: http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
National Agricultural Library, ARS, USDA
Room 304
10301 Baltimore Blvd.
Beltsville MD 20705-2351
301-504-6559
301-504-6409 FAX
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Books Purchased in 1992-1993 by Center for Sustainable
Agricultural Systems, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(available through UNL Libraries)
June 1993

1991-1992 Green Index: A State-by-State Guide to the Nation's
Environmental Health. Hall, Bob and Mary Lee Kerr (1992)
2020 Visions: Long View of a Changing World. Carlson, Richard and
Bruce Goldman (90)
A Farmer's Guide to On-Farm Research. Janke, Rhonda (90)
After the Green Revolution: Sustainable Agriculture for
Development. Conway, Gordon R. and Edward Barbier (90)
Agriculture Beyond 2000. Poostchi, Iraj (92)
Agroecology. Carroll, C. Ron, John H. Vandermeer and Peter M.
Rosset, ed. (90)
Agroecology: Researching the Ecological Basis for Sustainable
Agriculture. Gliessman, Stephen (90)
Alternative Agriculture: Scientists' Review. Council for
Agricultural Science and Technology (90)
Alternative Agriculture. National Research Council (89)
Appropriate Biotechnology in Small Scale Agriculture: How to
Reorient Research and Development. Bunders, Joske F.G. and
Jacqueline E.W. Broerse, ed. (91)
Biodiversity. Wilson, E. O., ed. (88)
Cereal-Legume Cropping Systems: Nine Farm Case Studies in the
Northern Plains, Canadian Praries and Intermountain Northwest.
Matheson, Nancy (91)
Conservation of Natural Resources: A Resource Mangement Approach.
Castillon, David A. (92)
Conserving the World's Biological Diversity. McNeely, Jeffrey,
Kenton R. Miller, Walter V. Reid, Russel Mittermeier and Timothy
B. Werner (90)
Crop Residue Management for Conservation: Proceedings of a National
Conference. Soil and Water Conservation Society (91)

Cycles of Soil: Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Sulfur,
Micronutrients. Stevenson, F. J. (86)
Data Analysis in Community and Landscape Ecology. Jongman, R.H.G.,
C.J.F. Braak and O.F.R. van Tongeren, ed. (87)
Defending the Future: A Guide to Sustainable Development.
Holmberg, Johan, Stephen Bass and Lloyd Timberlake (91)
Educational Renaissance: Our Schools at the Turn of the Twenty
-First Century. Cetron, Marvin and Margaret Gayle (91)
Effects of Conservation Tillage on Ground Water Quality. Logan,
Terry J., James M. Davidson and Michael R. Overcash (87)
Empty Harvest: Understanding the Link Between Our Food, Our
Immunity, and Our Planet. Jensen, Bernard and Mark Anderson
(90)
Energy and the Environment in the 21st Century. Tester, Jefferson
W., David O. Wood and Nancy A. Ferrari, ed. (91)
Energy and the Ecological Economics of Sustainability. Peet, John
(92)
Environmental Effects of Stabilization and Structural Adjustment
Programs: the Phillippines Case. Cruz, Wilfrido and Robert
Repetto (92)
Family Farming, a New Economic Vision. Strange, Marty (88)
Farming in Nature's Image: An Ecological Approach to Agriculture.
Soule, Judith D. and Jon K. Piper (92)
Farming, Fertilizers and the Nitrate Problem. Addiscott, T.M.,
A.P. Whitemore and D.S. Powlson (91)
Fertile Soil: A Grower's Guide to Organic and Inorganic
Fertilizers. Parnes, Robert (90)
>From the Ground Up: Wisconsin Sustainable Farmers Tell of Their
Practice and Vision. Irwin, Mike (90)
Getting Tough: Public Policy and the Management of Pesticide
Resistance. Dover, Michael and Brian Croft (84)
Global Diversity Strategy: Guidelines for Action to Save, Study,
and Use Earth's Biotic Wealth Sustainably and Equitably.
World Resources Institute (92)
Green Fields Forever: The Conservation Tillage Revolution in
America. Little, Charles E. (87)
Growing Our Future: Food Security and the Environment. Smith,
Katie and Tetsunao Yamamori, ed. (92)
Guidelines for Increasing Fish and Wildlife on Farms and Ranches:
With Ideas for Supplemental Income Sources for Rural Families.
Henderson, Robert, ed. (88)
Harvest of Hope: The Potential for Alternative Agriculture to
Reduce Pesticide Use. Curtis, Jennifer (91)
Healthy Harvest: A Directory of Sustainable Agriculture and
Horticulture Organizations. Healthy Harvest Society (92)
Imperiled Planet: Restoring Our Endangered Ecosystems. Goldsmith,
Edward, Peter Bunyard, Nicholas Hildyard and Patrick McCully (90)
In Praise of Nature. Mills, Stephanie, ed. (90)
Intensive Grazing Management: Forage, Animals, Men, Profits.
Smith, Burt, Pingsun Leung and George Love (86)
Landscape Linkages and Biodiversity. Hudson, Wendy E. (91)
Learning to Listen to the Land. Willers, Bill, ed. (91)
Lessons from Nature: Learning to Live Sustainably on the Earth.
Chiras, Daniel D. (92)
Livestock Health and Nutrition Alternatives: Proceedings of a
Western States Conference. Hilander, Sally K., ed. (91)
Meeting the Expectations of the Land: Essays in Sustainable
Agriculture and Stewardship. Jackson, Wes, Wendell Berry and
Bruce Colman, ed. (84)
Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990's. Naisbitt, John
and Patricia Aburdene (90)
No-tillage Farming/Minimum Tillage Farming. Young, H.M. and
William Hayes (82)
Nature Tourism: Managing for the Environment. Whelan, Tensie, ed.
(91)
New Roots for Agriculture. Jackson, Wes (80)
Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for Survival.
Ramphal, Shridath (92)
Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Violence at the Edge of the 21st
Century. Toffler, Alvin (90)
Prescriptions for Healthy Farm Animals. Herrick, Dr. John B. (91)
Preserving Communities and Corridors. Macintosh, Gay (89)
Private Lands Wildlife Management: A Technical Guidance Manual and
Correspondence Course. Barnes, T.G. (92)
Protective Plantation Technology. Kaifu, Xiang, Shi Jiachen, N.W.
Baer and J.W. Sturrock, ed. (90)
Research Priorities for Conservation Biology. Soule, Michael E.
and Kathryn A. Kohm (89)
Resourceful Farming: A Primer for Family Farmers. The Small Farm
Resources Project, Center for Rural Affairs (87)
Rural Environmental Planning for Sustainable Communities. Sargent,
Frederic O., Paul Lusk, Jose Rivera and Maria Varela (91)
State of the World 1992. Brown, Lester R., et al. (World
Resources Institute) (91)
Steady-State Economics: Second Edition with New Essays. Daly,
Herman E. (91)
Sucessful Small-Scale Farming: An Organic Approach. Schwenke, Karl
(91)
Sustainable Agriculture: A Brighter Outlook for Fish and Wildlife.
Robinson, Ann Y. (90)
Sustainable Agricultural Systems. Edwards, Clive A., Rattan Lal,
Patrick Madden, Robert H. Miller and Gar House, ed. (90)
Sustainable Agriculture Directory of Expertise 1993. Sustainable
Agriculture Network (National Ag Library) (93)
Sustainable Agriculture in Temperate Zones. Francis, Charles A.,
Cornelia Butler Flora and Larry D. King, ed. (90)
Switching to a Sustainable System: Strategies for Converting from
Conventional/Chemical to Sustainable/Organic Farming Systems.
Kirschenmann, Frederick (88)
Teacher's Guide to World Resources 1992-93. World Resources
Institute (92)
The Farmer's Fertilizer Handbook: How to Make Your Own NPK
Recommendation. Cramer, Craig, ed. (86)
The River of the Mother of God. Leopold, Aldo. Susan L. Flander
and J. Baird Callicott, ed. (91)
The Changing Atmosphere: A Global Challenge. Firor, John (90)
The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques
for the Home and Market Gardener. Coleman, Eliot (89)
The Philosophy and Practice of Wildlife Management. Gilbert,
Frederick F. and Donald G. Dodds (92)
Tools for Organic Farming: A Manual of Appropriate Equipment and
Treatments. McRobie, George, ed. (90)
Transforming Technology: An Agenda for Environmentally Sustainable
Growth in the Twenty-first Century. Heaton, George, Robert
Repetto and Rodney Sobin (91)
Unwelcome Harvest: Agriculture and Pollution. Conway, Gordon R.
(91)
Wildlife and Habitats in Managed Landscapes. Rodiek, Jon E. and
Eric G. Bolen, ed. (90)
Windbreak Technology: Proceedings of an International Symposium.
Brandle, J.R., D.L. Hintz and J.W. Sturrock, ed. (88)
World Resources 1992-1993. World Resources Institute (92)



Dear cover-crop interestees:

There goes my thesis material. I want to clarify that I did this in
California, not in the tropics, which is where I am now. However, I
am very
interested in sustainable agriculture in the tropics. I did my M.S.
thesis
on the agroecology of homegarden agroforestry systems in Nicaragua.
So, any
info or discussion relating to tropical agriculture is definitely
welcome.
Hope this way of sending the material works for all.

sincerely,


Ernesto Mendez
Agroforestry Consultant
CATIE/GTZ Agroforestry Proyect
CATIE 7170
Turrialba, Costa Rica








Méndez, V.E. 1994. Use of clovers as living mulches in small-scale,
low-input vegetable production. B.Sc. Thesis. California
Polytechnic
State University. San Luis Obispo, CA. USA. 39 p.



ABSTRACT

Living mulches, cover crops planted with a companion or cash
crop, have the
potential of benefiting agricultural systems by improving soil
properties
and adding biodiversity to agroecosystems. The objectives of this
experiment were to determine the effects of two potential living mulch
species, White Dutch clover(Trifolium repens L. cv. Dutch) and
Strawberry
clover(Trifolium fragiferum L. cv. Salina), and living mulch seeding
time on
soil properties and broccoli (Brassica oleracea group italica cv.
Marathon)
dry weight and yield in a low-input agricultural system. Four
broccoli dry
weight measurements were taken starting 3 months after transplant and
at 15
day intervals in an attempt to record effects of living mulches at
different stages of broccoli development. Broccoli yield was
significantly
lower (p£0.01) in living mulch plots than in bare plots. Soil
organic
matter was significantly higher (p£0.05) in pre-established mulch
plots than
in simultaneously seeded plots. Soil resistance was significantly
greater
(p£0.01) in bare plots. Plots where mulch was seeded prior to
broccoli
transplant resulted in lower yields than all other plots. In this
experiment living mulches were beneficial to the soil system but
detrimental
to broccoli yield. This issue presents the challenge of adapting
living
mulch techniques so they do not result in crop yield loss.






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