Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-16

Neas1rement % Hav.


tpr weighing. when 60 becomes necessary 20
IN uron some mode Of getting a. near IN
approximation O. its actuai ws i-hf. a. pos
sibie. Ia j. evident chat no rulc osu tc
positive ard invariabic. because thc ~eiett .
al hay Will depsnd upon many ci--.msfar-
80. a. the Hind ard quality. ~ iinic and
node 81 csring. The lrngih oi tino ii has
isid in the nov. and th- depth En- tbc nov .
or CT the scaHolI
Stiil ih-re are vays ~ getting st IRE
weight suficicniiy accurate ior az practical
Purposes. ard u b innortsnt tor every
farmer % examine them and % estimate
The weighs Of his hay as closely a. possible.
whether he proposes 90 scil or not. know
ing the weight ofhis hsy. De- can Judge how
Huch stock he ear winter and got come
short
An experienced practical farmer iu Maine.
who has long made a practise % pressing
hsy taken from his movs. ard la1 occas'on
60 stady the point NTH great cxsctacss.
ssys; In mos 40 fcet bong. l6 frci wi.le
and "a feet deep. wen settled. ere common
estimate : from f25 to 500 cubic feet f,r a
ton For some fhccn Successive wears 7
have pressed hay in my Own barn irorr a
NOV less than the alorc. ard ti.c avrra-e
number Of cubic feet requircd. iacislsr-
fare ~hieh j. ahout Eve Ter ccnt his bcrn
abouf f25 feet per ton n 81 evident chat
the depth a. referred Oh in &c above state
ment. j. more important 90 CONSIDER th.n
the length or thc wiith. To roi thc cubic
iect ia a nov. a. cverg scbool boz kao4s.
~ muliiply the icngtb. 'he vil,h anl iI.c
depth oscthcr Thai = q ihc nov IS ID
feet long. 10 feet witle ard DOB f-ct dcrn o-
high sc have 1900 cutir fees. Vow ne
want 20 know The number of tons in 1900
cubic feet.
Here - whaf a Vermont farmer uLo las
had occasion tn Try &C. Saws on fif. roi--
e. When there j. a large qaaai,fg together.
$50 cubic Sect vili make y tor. BOT ~be-c
only smau qsantity. IKE a scaE1il. 81
stored. it ~il take fora ton not far from
SEQ cubic fest. 70 dcpcaIs sorctiin- or
ale quality. bui / am sncakir- ~ cool
Tinothv hay. ! sawa sr-HoIl .rra-r-sI
b AID weighed few DAYS a-o. % vas 81 f-,f
long N feet wiie All nearly iret iieh.
making ii50 cuhir iert. 90 uei-lrd --1D
lhs-so you uu-t s-c ;lat DO varies trra
fraction from go fect Oh tle toa.~ Another
equally experienced N--a1at larn-r saws.
- have bad some cDpcricucc iu r,sa>ur-
ins and weighing hay. an.i fud t-at of What
Ne call scaHoli hsy. not pressed ~ coarse
guaiiiy. % takes some zoo fc-t DID, thc con.
Bat Of scaiiod hay pressed hv grain being
put on ihe TOP of Timothy a1I r-a too.
free from clover. vc have rai- ta af-s
eight feet cube. or 5t2 cubic f-et io th.
ton. and The same rue wii apply to a NOV
Of considerable size sri .---c r-alirr r.
takes somewhat ur-c clover CD make a f1,. fol
Il u evident. also. thar ior fnrr e.srtr
Of bay Ike red tor and the Ike. % uiufakc
somewhat less.
farmer in Jc1rrson county. " y
gives cube o scte- f-ct or good i-lr a. A.,
ton. bv actual u1-asur,merf AMI u.,-f. 81
large nov. Thai s3f5 cubic f.,t s- a
nov risin- from the o.. bav.~ SraHsiI h,r.
be SAYS. % ! buy CT Ell 40 -i2 frrt. o-
eight feet oube. lor a ton ~ Another Ncu
York farmer says. '' I have ia.t re,..-.l
and weighed a NOV ~ har. tro-,irrl. .r.-
Yer and one-thiri Timothy. cut urt and
dried. and pitched wirt trr.r frt. ana
stored s.K months i1 "a nov D. fees br Is
and % i-et deep. wtirh frak $50 r-f-. r.er
for a ton Arl srI r-.trr a. W
lngcrson. cd New Erslnsn. ~. = saws.
have carrfuIly n.essrrrd ara uc.-f...l
several mows of hay. in al r-.rs. BE- -as
~e'ghed in thc barn sd rar.ed alt LITTLE
from io0 cubic iert ilr Ton. a. r.t-. --.
from The middle ola cool sized --ar. feet
square b. , ieot deep or SD f.,f. u.I
weigh ion- Adj -c-e is ma fl- -..
terence generaiiy surprs-i .n tb- t-1 a.f
bottom ola hay nov ui.rh hls Ian f-.--
harvest until vinfcr. sreak of Ti--.t-
or herds grass rat when iIc srr bal ---r.
ly mafared. mowed Dol thr loren .-- ,-r
secured in fhc sfernoo~ of ffe cam. l.. -
Another gives tbe f7i'ouiHe fcsln--v. q
filed a nos thst .s D. by 11 f-st 9th ror.-
mon Timothy hay. so thst rf settled Or D.
ieet hirh. weighed o1f turf,e Con-.
Which 10 go ieei ,o iie ton.-
1hus - have preferred fo f-t men .r.aE
vh0 have been .n te ta.t ~ a--..r.
messuriag and reigh'ar hsr anIe- ,a-oas
eIrcumstanceF. ana Dol ato.. sfaferrrt.
ever farmsr o. p.see rorfdro-s. Dor
our oEn part. re sloai DO hesitate ,.
by bay from fhe .ourr 's.I.fa ..r stand
irc n aay al go Gee lr f.r -n.-r