Title:  Mechanically Conditioning Alfalfa Hay

Pub Number: MF989
Description: Conditioned alfalfa stems dry faster, which allows baling to begin sooner. Methods: bending the stem until it breaks; crushing the stem to break its waxy surface layer, & abrading the stem.
Authors:  Taylor, Randall K.
Publication Date: April 1992
Resource Type: text
Format: pdf
Language: English
 

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