research article
Alfalfa hay quality: Leaf shatter loss greatest when hay is handled at low moisture content
authors
John B. Dobie, University of California
Luther O. Jones, University of California
F. P. Zscheile, University of California
publication information
California Agriculture 7(4):4-13. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v007n04p4.
author affiliations
John B. Dobie is Associate Specialist in Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis; Luther G. Jones is Associate Specialist in Agronomy, University of California, Davis; F. P. Zscheile is Professor of Agronomy, University of California, Davis;
abstract
Not available – first paragraph follows:
Raking alfalfa hay at the wrong time increases leaf shatter—loss of leaves— and may reduce yield by 20% to 30% which means $8.00 to $12.00 of every $40.00 worth of hay may be left in the field.
author notes
The Feed Laboratory Bureau of Field Crops of the California State Department of Agriculture co-operated in the study reported above
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