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A Method of Harvesting Samples of Pasture Forage

Department of Dairy Husbandry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

ABSTRACT

A simple device for use in the harvesting of small samples of pasture forage was made from strap iron
inches in width and
inch in thickness. The iron was shaped into a rectangular frame 20.79 inches by 20.79 inches inside measurement. A separate bar of the same material fits loosely over the frame. The ends of the bar turn downward to keep it in place. (Fig. 1.) The area enclosed by the frame is 3 square feet.

After selecting the area to be harvested, the frame is held in a horizontal position and dropped into place. When the crop is tall, some of the plants are likely to be bent over by the frame. These may be straightened and those which should be within the frame and those which should be outside may be adjusted to their proper positions by drawing the index and middle fingers along the inside and outside of the frame.