Tob. Sci., 1972, 16-46, p. 147-149, ISSN.0082-4523
A mechanical harvester for stalk-cut tobacco
Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky USA
A mechanical harvester has been developed for stalk-cut tobacco. It is a one-row semi-mounted machine which cuts the plants and automatically impales them on wooden sticks, five plants per stick at a rate of five to six sticks per minute. A turret,...