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A Device for Use in Determining the Moisture Content of Drying Forages 1
Author(s) -
Henson Edwin R.
Publication year - 1932
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1932.00021962002400080006x
Subject(s) - citation , water content , content (measure theory) , computer science , library science , mathematics , information retrieval , engineering , geotechnical engineering , mathematical analysis
The usual method of determining the moisture content of forage crops in experimental work is by taking shrinkage samples of the material. The methods af taking, handling, and using these samples have been tested and described by Arnay (I) , McRostie and Hamilton (2), Vinall and McKee (3), McKee (4), and Odland and Garber (5). Three samples, varying from about 5 pounds of fresh-cut material to 2 pounds of field-cured material are generally used. Often the material is air-dried, weighed, then ground, and representative samples completely dried in an oven. The original moisture content is determined from the loss in weight. It is evident that considerable time must elapse from the time of sampling until the moisture content can be known. This delay renders the use of such methods impractical where the next field operation