Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-28

The following are the rules for as
certaining the capacity Of cisterns,
bins, cans, &c, in barrels, bushels,
gallons or pounds:
The capacity Of a cistern. bin, can,
or other vessel, may be found (if
square or rectangle and measure.
ment taken in feet) by multiplying
the width, length and hight together,
and this product by the decimal
1876 for barrels; or by the decimal
.8036 if for bushels, or if for gallons.
and the measurement taken in inches,
by the decimal .OO433.
For round vessels, the measure.
ment being taken in feet. square the
diameter and multiply the product by
the hight, and this product by the
decimal 1906. if for barrels; or by
the decimal .63ll if for bushels; or
If for gallons, and and the measure
ment taken in inches, by the deci-
NAL .OO34.
II the cistern or vessel be ellipti-
cal. multiply the longest and shortest
diameter together, and this by the
hight and the decimals as for round
vessels.
If the vessel be a pyramid or cone,
as can breast, ETC., proceed as above
only multiply by one-third of the hight
instead of the whole.-Always re-
member to point of as many decimals
to the right in the product as there
are decimals in the multiplier.
The capacity of q can may be as
certained at one operation. by adding
to the length or hight or the body
one third of the hight of the breast.
and proceed as above mentioned.
EXAMPLE l.-What is the capa-
city. in gallons, of can Is inches in
diameter, 40 inches high, and having
a breast twelve inches ? Operation:
l8x18-324 324x44 (40 the hight
plus 4-bcing one third of the hight
of breast-equal 44)-14c56x. .oo34=
4s.47o4 forty-eight and one-half gal.
Ions, nearly.
EXAMPLE u.-What is the capa-
city, in barrels, of . cisteri. feet
wide, 8 feet long and feet deep?
Operation: 6x8-4Sx7-336x.23 1915
$4,000: seventy nine and eight
tenths barrels.
EXAMPLE IlI.-What is the capa-
city of a round cistern I feet in diana
eter and 8 feet deep? Operation
7x7-49x8-392. s65-73. 1903 seven
ty-three barrels and fraction.
EXAMPLE IV.-What is the capa-
city in bushels, Of q box 4 feet wide.
10 feet long and feet deep? Oper-
alton 4xlO-4Ox5-qOOx .sc36--
l6o. 1900; one hundred and sixty
bushels, two pecks and seven quarts.
As grain is soon to be reekoned by
the hundred pounds in place Of bush
els, it may be convenient and desira-
BILE to figure the capacity of boxes.
etc ! in hundred pounds. To find
the capacity. in pounds, of . square
nr rAefananlar hnx- multiply the di-
ameters together, and that proouu.
by the hight, and that product, it for
wheat by 49, ,-al6; ii for rye, 50 ); if
for barley, BY se.572s; if for oats, BY
e5. 1852.
ExAMpLE V.-What number Of
pounds of wheat will . box contain
that is 6 feet wide, ten feet long and
s feet deep? Operation 6xlO-.
6Ox5-300x 4s. 2l6-l4, ,464s; four
teen thousand four hundred and six
ty-four pounds and eight-tenths.
If the weasel be round. square tho
diameter and multiply by the hight.
and this product if for wheat, by ST.
500 if for rye, by sa34l6; If for
oats, 2Ol, ,95e.
EXAMPLE VI.-What number of
pounds Of oats will casks hold 8
feet in diameter and s feet high
Operation: 3x3-9x5-45x20 1859
-9o8-7s4; nine hundred and eight
pounds.
The above rules will be found cor.
rect, easy of application. and Of great
convenience to many citizens. BY
copying them into . diary, or cutting
this from the paper, and pasting it in,
or placed in some convenient or ac-
cessible place in the house, it win be
convenient at all time for reference.