For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BALES. Rectangular compressed blocks of straw, bound by strings or wire.
FLAKES. Slabs of straw removed from an untied bale. FLAKES are used to fill small gaps between the ends of stacked bales.
LAID FLAT. Refers to stacking bales so that the sides with the largest cross-sectional area are horizontal and the longest dimension of this area is parallel with the wall plane.
LAID ON-EDGE. Refers to stacking bales so that the sides with the largest cross-sectional area are vertical and the longest dimension of this area is horizontal and parallel with the wall plane.
STRAW. The dry stems of cereal grains left after the seed heads have been removed.
(Res. 96-17, passed 12-12-1996)