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| Billy Moore Area Agent- Alternative Agriculture bmoore@uaex.edu (501) 675-5585 |
Stephen Del Rea Extension Computer Specialist srea@uaex.edu (501) 671-2207 |
Becky Bridges Extension Computer Specialist bbridges@uaex.edu (501) 671-2000 |
With assistance from the following former and current CES County Agents and CES Specialists:
| J.W. Lehman County Extension Agent - Staff Chairman Desha County - Retired |
Jerry McIntyre Extension Management Specialist - Retired |
| Bradley Warren County Extension - Staff Chairman Scott County - Retired |
Dr. Stan Chapman Extension Soils Specialist - Soils, Water Quality |
| Leon Ferguson County Extension Agent Staff Chairman Polk County |
J. Ples Spradley Extension Pesticide Assessment Specialist |
| Steve Phillips County Extension Agent - Agriculture Coordinator - Moore's Creek/Muddy Fork of the Illinois River HUA Project Washington County |
Dr. Cliff Snyder Extension Soils Specialist - Soils |
| Madlyn Mason Agricultural Tech - Moore's Creek Project Washington County |
Dr. B.J. Hankins Extension Agronomist - Forages - Retired |
| Terry Davis County Extension Agent - Staff Chairman Marion County |
Dr. Karl VanDevender Extension Agricultural Engineer - Livestock Waste Management |
| Blair Griffin County Extension Agent - Staff Chairman Desha County |
Phil Tacker Extension Agricultural Engineer - Soils, Water |
| David Annis, Jr. County Extension Agent - Agriculture Cross County |
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| Quinton Hornsby County Extension Agent - Staff Chairman Lonoke County |
This product is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Extension Service, under special project numbers 90-EHUA-1-0006, 94-EHUA-1-0080, 92-EXCA-2-0186, and 97-EXCA-2-0500.
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Installation, Problems, and Solutions
Before updating a computer which already contains existing Farm Management records, please remember to make a backup of existing data using the Backup Data option from the main screen. Backups should then be made periodically and kept in a safe place in case of disk crash.
Downloading and Installing from the Internet
The Farm Management system found on the Internet in the form of a self-extracting file,
which will first unzip all of the needed files into a temporary directory on your hard
drive, and then install the files into the Farm Management directory. You should be able
to accept all of the defaults throughout the entire setup and install process.
To install the update, follow these steps.
1. Make a backup of existing files if needed.
2. Save the FM update file on your hard disk.
3. From the Windows 95 taskbar, select Start/Run and in the Open box, type in the pathname of update program, such as C:\WINDOWS\FM16.EXE. (This example will assume the pathname of C:\WINDOWS. This may need to be changed according to the way your program has been downloaded.) This begins the file extraction process. If the program was downloaded from the Internet and resides on your hard drive and not the A: drive, specify the path where the program is found instead of A:. Press the OK button to begin the program.
4. At the second WinZip Self-Extractor screen, the files will be unzipped to the directory specified in the Unzip to Folder: box, and should be c:windows\fm. Please don't change this directory. It's a temporary directory and can be deleted once the update is successfully installed. Select the Unzip button.
5. The unzip will take place, displaying a message that 10 file(s) unzipped successfully. Press the OK button.
6. Follow on-screen instructions for the remainder of installation.
7. The MS-DOS Touchdir screen will briefly appear. Close by selecting the X button in the top right-hand corner. If the Windows Applications box still appears, close by selecting the X button in the top right-hand corner, or select the Farm Management icon to begin the program.
8. The Farm Management program has been installed.
9. To run the program, from the Windows taskbar, select Start/Programs/Applications, and select Farm Management.
Installing from distribution diskettes
To install the Farm Management Record Keeping System using Microsoft Windows,
place disk 1 of the two 3.5" disks supplied with the program into your A drive (or B
drive), get into Microsoft Windows, open up the Program Manager, click on the File menu of
the Program Manager, click on the Run entry in the File menu, and type in A:SETUP (or
B:SETUP if loading from the B drive). Then, follow the Setup program's instructions. You
should be able to accept all of the default values requested during setup.
To install the Farm Management Record Keeping System using
Microsoft Windows 95, place disk 1 of the two 3.5" disks supplied
with the program into your A drive (or B drive), get into Microsoft Windows 95, click on
the Start button on the task bar, select the Run option, and in the command line type in
A:SETUP (or B:SETUP if loading from the B drive). Then, follow the Setup program's
instructions. You should be able to accept all of the default values requested during
setup.
This program update to version 1.6 made the following changes:
• Added new district codes for UACES districts.
• Added new crop codes based on current Soil Test Lab codes.
• Added a new support file to prevent error messages from displaying on newer, faster machines when starting program.
• Added new disk drive designations for making backups of data. Backups can now be made on drive A: through drive L:.
Requirements for the Farm Management System
386, 486 or Pentium based PC
Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.1, Windows 95 or higher
3.5 Meg Disk Storage Space
4 Meg Memory (8 Meg optimal)
Edit the CONFIG.SYS file so that it now contains the line
FILES=60
You will have to edit this line in the file and restart your PC to put it into effect; otherwise, you may get the message "Cannot read from drive C".
The Farm Management System was developed using Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b, which reportedly has compatibility problems with the following graphics cards, so if you have one of these installed on your PC, it may not be able to run. Contact your video card vendor for the most recent version of the driver for your card. In the meantime, you can use the VGA.DRV or the SUPERVGA.DRV drivers that come with Windows. Also, if you are experiencing color shifts on your display, where the fields' color rectangles shift to another area of the screen, you may have to lower the number of display colors to 256 (using the Main group->Windows Setup->Options->Change System Settings).
Genoa 7900 MM card
Dell 486/20 with VGA on motherboard
COMPAQ Qvision
SpeedStar 24x
Trident 8900C
TIGA 1024x768x256 small fonts
NEC 2A
MACH32
Even though it is a Windows application, FoxPro does need a large chunk of base computer memory (that below 640K). If you are running TSR's (continually running programs in DOS which "pop up" when you press a certain key or key set, you may have to unload them or remove them from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file (put REM in at the beginning of their lines, which turns those lines into non-executing remarks) in order to have sufficient memory to run FoxPro.
This product was developed by the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. The purpose of the product is to provide assistance to extension clientele that is consistent with the objectives set forth by the Cooperative Extension Service. Resale of this product or use of it for purposes other than its intended use is strictly prohibited. Information put forth by this product should be used in close consultation with the appropriate Extension professional. The Cooperative Extension Service is not liable for damages resulting from recommendations made by this product.
Linking Test Data and Field Applications
Test records can be entered from the Farm Information screen - just select the proper test button such as Soil Test, Water Test, Manure Test or Forage/Plant Test. To "link" a test to a particular field application, the test record must first be entered and saved. Then, call up the Field Description/Application screen with the appropriate field record displayed. For example, if a Water Test has been entered and it needs to be linked to a Water Application, select the Water Apply button. The Water Applications screen appears at the bottom of the field description screen. Click on the Add button, and the date and acres appear as defaults. To link (add) the test data, select either the Tests or Browse button. Selecting Test brings up the test information in a full screen format, while Browse displays all records in a grid-like table. When exiting either screen, you will be asked to confirm that this is the correct test to use. This water test data will now be displayed in the Water Applications screen, and can be saved using the Save button. Existing analysis or application records can also be edited to include test records that have been entered at a later date.
The remainder of this guide shows the screens and menus you will encounter in the Farm Management program, along with any specific instructions that may be needed for each one. The menu objects are standard Windows controls and behave like other Windows applications. Besides the text edit fields, the comment fields, and the push buttons mentioned above, there are radio buttons to select one of a group of options (click in the circle to choose it) and pull-down menus (click the attached down arrow on the right to show the list, scroll through it, and click on the option you want, or click outside the list to get out of it and keep the original value).
To start the Farm Management program in Windows 3.1, double click on its icon in the Windows Applications group, or in whatever Windows group you placed in when you installed it on your PC. To begin the program in Windows 95, select the Start button from the task bar; select Programs, select Applications and select the Farm Management icon from your Applications group. The program will begin by backing up your current databases, just in case they become corrupted during this session by a power outage, crash, or other problem. If it finds that your databases are bad, it will use the databases saved at the beginning of the previous session, assuming that the previous session caused the problem. (There is also a Back Up Databases function which you can use to make your own backups on floppy disks or to other directories). Also, if it finds databases from a previous version of the program, it will automatically convert those databases to this latest version (so, don't try to go back to the previous version using databases which have been converted).
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