Resources

References

1. AgrAbility client data from 2001 – 2002

2. “Hay Baler”: farm machine that packs and ties (or wraps in plastic) field-dried hay into bundles, called bales, for convenient handling, storage, and shipping. It ordinarily picks up hay that has been raked into rows and packs and ties it into round or square/rectangular bales to be picked up. Some modern balers include automatic stacking or loading devices. Very large bales are often stored in the field and moved with front-end loaders. Nearly all hay in the United States is baled. Bibliography: See C. Culpin, Farm Machinery (12th ed. 1992).

3. Square hay bales are not really “square,” they are “rectangular,” but it is more common to refer to square bales than “rectangular” bales, so for the purposes of this article we’ll stick with the more common term.

4. Plough Books - books with history and operating instructions for older Allis Chalmers farm tractors and equipment, if readers would like to familiarize themselves – can be found at www.ploughbooksales.com.au/35.htm

5. American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE), ASAE Historic Agricultural Engineering Landmarks, #11, World’s First Successful Automatic Pickup, Self-Tying Hay and Straw Baler, www.asae.org/awards/historic2/summary.html

6. Nutritive Value of Hay is Critical – Press Release, 2002, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, www.noble.org

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Section 1: Client Story: Incident Makes Kentucky Farmer Think Twice About Safety Section 2: Focus – Making and Handling Hay Bales Section 3: Assistive Technology – Making and Handling Hay Bales Has Gotten Easier	Section 4: State Project Feature: Kentucky AgrAbility Project Section 5: References Section 6: Contacts