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User: Jarrod Rhoades

Created on: 2023-11-17

Observation Date 2023-11-16

Comment:
Jarrod Rhoades mowed corn stover in G1 main plots: Reps 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5. Corn stover was mowed into windrows so that they could be bailed. The 6 rows (15 ft) in the west micro-plots of each rep were not mowed. Equipment Used: JD 7420a tractor and Loftness 15 ft Draper Windrower Shredder. Joe Simmons bailed corn stover with Krone 1270 square baler. Equipment Used: JD 7520 tractor with Krone 1270 square baler. Equipment Used: JD 7420 tractor (with loader) was used to move/load bales. Equipment Used: Dodge truck and gooseneck trailer were used to move and weigh bales. Portable scale was put on the rear of gooseneck and bales were place on scale to obtain weight. Bales were taken to KBS Dairy Center to be used for bedding for the cows.

Areas:
G1

Observation Type:
Harvest

Activities:

Worker: Jarrod Rhoades

Equipment: John Deere 7420a Tractor

Equipment: Loftness 15' Draper Windrower Shredder

Worker: Joe Simmons

Equipment: John Deere 7520 Tractor

Equipment: Krone Baler (Big Pack 1270 XC Multi-Bale)

Worker: Jarrod Rhoades

Equipment: Truck # 1653 (White Dodge RAM 5500 with Flat Bed)

Equipment: Trailer # Z424 34 ft (Gooseneck) Low-Profile with Hydraulic Dove Tail.

Worker: Joe Simmons

Equipment: John Deere 7420b Tractor (14.9 R 46 back tire size)

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