Burning Bale In Iowa Field
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A trail of smoke from a burning bale in a central Iowa field recently attracted a lot of passing motorists, including myself. I drove by later but no other bales were burning and the fire department wasn't needed. The bale never did break into flames. It just smoldered for about 36 hrs. and was reduced to a pile of ashes. Speculation was that the alfalfa was baled with excessive moisture, resulting in spontaneous combustion. (Rex Gogerty, Hubbard, Iowa)
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Burning Bale In Iowa Field BALE HANDLING Bale Handling (31B) 30-5-41 A trail of smoke from a burning bale in a central Iowa field recently attracted a lot of passing motorists, including myself. I drove by later but no other bales were burning and the fire department wasn't needed. The bale never did break into flames. It just smoldered for about 36 hrs. and was reduced to a pile of ashes. Speculation was that the alfalfa was baled with excessive moisture, resulting in spontaneous combustion. (Rex Gogerty, Hubbard, Iowa)
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