Evaluation of a crop processor in a pull-type forage harvester

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 967-972

  Roberge, M ^a   Savoie, P ^b,c   Norris, E R ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ASAE ^*

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Chopping; Corn silage; Feed processing; Forage harvester

Indexed keywords

CROPS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HARVESTERS; ROLLS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); STEEL;

CROP PROCESSING; FEED PROCESSING;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032123646     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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