Title:
Tramp iron, When eaten by cattle, along with hay, this can cause severe injury, porr production, or even death. A new device
built by the University of California agricultural engineers separates the tramp iron from forage as it is harvested. Most
fields harbor at least several pieces of dangerous iron; some contain pounds of it. Likely sources are bailing wire, broken
machine parts, fence wire, staples, and nails. The handful shown was harvested during a trial run on a Davis campus alfalfa
field.
Date:
undated
Copyright Note:
Permissions for use must be submitted in writing to:
The Head of the Dept. of Special Collections, General Library, University of
California, Davis 95616-5292
Copyright Owner: University of California Regents
Copyright Contact:
Department of Special Collections, Shields
Library, University of California, 100 N.W. Quad, Davis, CA,
95616-5292
(530) 752-1621; Fax (530)
754-5758
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
From the University Archives Photographs, Dept. of Special Collections,
General Library, University of California, Davis. The collection is the property of the Regents
of the University of California; no part may be reproduced or used without permission of the
Dept. of Special Collections. Permissions for use must be submitted in writing to: The Head of
the Dept. of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, 1st Floor, Shields
Library, University of California, Davis, 100 N.W. Quad, Davis, CA 95616-5292. (530) 752-1621;
Fax (530) 754 -5758