Trash baffle for round baler

A round baler for forming crop material into cylindrical bales, said baler having

• a main frame,
• a tailgate pivotally connected to said main frame,
• a sledge assembly mounted on said main frame for movement between a bale starting position and a full bale position, said sledge assembly including conveying means having a crop engaging surface extending transversely of said main frame,
• an apron movably supported along a continuous path on said main frame and on said tailgate, said apron path having an inner course that cooperates with said conveying means on said sledge assembly to define a bale forming chamber,
• a pickup for feeding crop material into said chamber, and
• dispensing means carried on said sledge assembly for dispensing sheet material into said bale forming chamber so that said sheet material is wrapped circumferentially around a cylindrical package of crop material contained in said bale forming chamber to form a bale,
• said dispensing means pivotally mounted on said sledge assembly for movement between an extended position at which said sheet material is dispensed into said bale forming chamber and a retracted position,
• the improvement comprising
• baffle means mounted on said dispensing means,
• said baffle means disposed between said sheet material and said conveying means, under conditions where said dispensing means is in said retracted position, to shield said sheet material from stray crop material and other debris.