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Title: Control and Prevention of Hay Fires

Publication ID: MF2853

Description: The most common cause of spontaneous combustion fires in hay is excessive moisture. Hay moisture over 20 percent leads to bacteria growth and excess heating.

Author(s): Lomas, Lyle
Slocombe, John

Publication Date: December 2008

Tags: barns, hay bales, MF-2853

Resource Type: text

Format: PDF

Language: English


View Publication:
http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/library/crpsl2/mf2853.pdf (213 KB)

MF2853
Price:
Public - $0.31
** Internal - $0.23


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