Test B
h
Attach the #831 short pin prod
to the H-4 handle and
connect the handle to the external connector on top of the
meter.
h
Press down on the prod to make firm contact with the hay
sample.
h
Press the read button
!
and take a reading.
h
Make several tests
on the hay exposed to the sun, then
turn the windrow over and make an equal number of tests
on the hay that had been closer to the ground. Use the
highest readings.
Notes
h
Make sure that the points of the electrode are not touching
the ground. The electrode points should make contact with
the hay only.
Test C
h
Select up to five large, slower-drying stems
from a section
of the windrow.
h
Place them one at a time
across two adjacent points on
the #831 short pin prod.
h
The average of these stem readings
should be about two to
five points higher than the actual moisture content.
Notes
h
Repeat these steps in different parts of the field and pay
special attention to the areas where the hay is heaviest.
h
The amount of variation found among windrow readings as
well as the average stem moisture should be taken into
consideration before the decision is made to start baling.
FACTORS AFFECTING YOUR
READINGS
Because of the many variables that affect the electrical
meter readings, the indicated moisture content should not be
used as an absolute quantitative measurement. Meter read-
ings are very useful guidelines for safe storability of hay.
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