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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > engineering > agricultural engineering > agricultural machinery and equipment > harvesting equipment > balers
Research, Technology, Methods > engineering > agricultural engineering > agricultural machinery and equipment > harvesting equipment > balers
Research, Technology, Methods > equipment > agricultural machinery and equipment > harvesting equipment > balers
Preferred Term:

balers

Definition:
A machine that picks up a windrow of forage, compresses it, forms it into a rectangular or cylindrical bale, wraps it, and discharges it either onto the ground or into a trailing, convenient hauling vehicle. Bale size is highly variable among models.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
harvesting equipment
Narrower Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/15623
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