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Forage Plot Clipping Wagon to Improve Harvesting Efficiency 1
Author(s) -
Caddel J. L.,
Batchelder D. G.,
McLaughlin G. L.
Publication year - 1982
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/agronj1982.00021962007400060042x
Subject(s) - forage , agronomy , clipping (morphology) , agricultural engineering , environmental science , mathematics , engineering , biology , philosophy , linguistics
Removing forage clippings from borders and alleys of cultivar evaluation and management trials represents a major expense for forage research. A wagon, to be attached to a self‐propelled flail‐type forage harvester, was constructed to reduce the cost of harvesting plots. Clippings from alleys and borders are blown into the wagon and dumped into a pickup truck or larger wagon for removal from the area. This piece of equipment has contributed to a substantial savings in labor involved in harvesting forage plots.