Effect crushing treatment on moisture loss of alfalfa

The effect of crush treatment on the features of drying time and moisture loss of alfalfa under natural drying condition was studied by measuring the moisture content in different drying time. The results indicated that the moisture loss showed a fast and slow pattern and the speed of moisture loss of crush treatment was more quickly. The weather condition affected the drying speed to a certain degree. The time durations for merging and baling of the control were 25 and 49 hours respectively, while they were reduced to 21 and 29 hours for the crush treatment.