Field corn pickers: Tests indicate two operational factors have important effect on field losses

King, W; Peterson, L; Curley, R

Field corn pickers: Tests indicate two operational factors have important effect on field losses

Authors

W. N. King
Lloyd Peterson
R. G. Curley

Authors Affiliations

W. N. King is Farm Advisor, Kern County, University of California; Lloyd Peterson was Farm Advisor, Los Angeles County, University of California, at the time the above-reported tests were made; R. G. Curley is Extension Agricultural Engineer, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 9(7):13-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n07p13. July 1955.

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Abstract

Corn picker field tests made in Kern and Los Angeles counties in 1954 show that ground speed and snapping roll adjustment are the most important factors determining picking losses.

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