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3. Results<br />

3.1. System per<str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>mance<br />

Site 1 and Site 2<br />

Bio-baler & MT565B<br />

Claas baler & MT545B<br />

Site 1 2 1 2<br />

Time per bale (min) 15.30 13.50 6.20 6.84<br />

Bales per hour 3.92 4.44 9.68 8.78<br />

Acres/h 1.03 0.73 1.77 1.27<br />

Green t<strong>on</strong>s per productive hour 2.22 2.62 6.69 5.52<br />

Green t<strong>on</strong>s per acre 2.15 3.59 3.77 4.35<br />

Fracti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> understory harvested 0.29 0.43 0.51 0.52

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