On January 24, 1978, four USDA agencies-Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Cooperative State Research Service (CSRS), Extension Service (ES), and the National Agricultural Library (NAL)-merged to become a new organization, the Science and Education Administration (SEA), U.S. Department of Agriculture. This publication was prepared by the Science and Education Administration's Federal Research staff, which was formerly the Agricultural Research Service. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 Stock No. 001-000-03874-5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Information for this publication was compiled under the direction of Robert G. Yeck, Staff Scientist, SEA-FR, National Program Staff, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705; T.E. Bond, Research Leader, SEA-FR, Rural Housing Research Unit, Clemson, S.C. 29631; and Glenda Pifer, Housing Specialist, SEA-E, Washington, D.C. 20250. Manuscript materials for the publication were consolidated and prepared in final form by Robert E. Fleischbein, writer-editor, SEA-FR, Information Division, Publications Branch, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782. Most grateful acknowledgment is given the National Paint and Coatings Association, 1500 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005, for many constructive contributions to this publication. Appreciation must also be expressed to Dr. William C. Feist, Chemist, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin 53705 and William T. Cox, Agricultural Engineer, SEA-E, Washington, D.C. 20250 for their review and assistance.. Mention of a proprietary product in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or warranty of the product by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and does not imply its approval by the Department to the exclusion of other products that may also be suitable. |