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A Modified Flail Mower for Harvesting Forage Research Plots 1
Author(s) -
Barnes G. L.,
McLaughlin G. L.,
Foster W. D.,
McMurphy W. E.
Publication year - 1984
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/agronj1984.00021962007600060038x
Subject(s) - forage , medicago sativa , agronomy , mathematics , environmental science , biology
Harvesting forage plots for yield determination usually involves separate cutting and collection operations. A standard commercial hammer knife (flail) mower was modified by an addition of an Al collecting box for recovery of cut forage from individual plots. A tophinged rear door facilitated easy removal of harvests onto small tared tarpaulins for subsequent weighing. The modified unit proved to be effective for excellent recovery of cut alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) forage.