Proper control of the moisture content (mc) of ginned lint in commercial gins requires accurate moisture sensors. A microprocessor-based system that predicted the mc of lint in the bale based on the bale press geometry and the hydraulic pressurerequired to form the bale was installed in a new gin in Kansas. Predicted bale moisture values were compared to oven-basedmoisture values and the uncorrected standard error of the estimate was 0.40. The hydraulic pressure-press geometry methodpredicted lint moisture content sufficiently accurately for moisture control.
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