Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-02-07
sUMEARY OF FACTS WORTH PREsERv-
ING

The following summary should be care
fully filed away by every farmer, as it will
prove valuable for reference:
LAND MEASUREMENT.
In order that the farmer should keen an
account with his field, it is first necessary
chat ne should ascertain its area II he pro.
vide himself with Il straight, stiff pole, one
rod long and notched into yards, he will be
able to ascertain the area as follows: If the
sltes OF the field are all parallel, multiply
It's length in rods py its breadth in rods, and
divide by lGO-the quotent will be the num-
Der OF acres in the field. IF the field is tri-
angular in shape multiply the longest side,
IN rods, by the greatest width, itlrods, and
| divide half the product by. ITO. and you will
get the area i'll acres. When the stdes Of the
field are four irregular and unequal ones,
run Il line from one extreme corner to the
other. and then find the areas Of the two
triangles us above. and add them together
this will give you the number OF acres in the
whole field. Field no matter howsirregular
may be measured in this way by dividing
themsillto triangles.
HAY MEASUREMENT.
Of course these estimates are only yapprox-
innate, but by following the rules given you
will come as near to being right as you can
without actually weighing the hay: 10
find how many tons of hay thereis in NOW
multiply the length in yards by the height
in yards, and that by the width in yards,
sad divide the product by l5-that will give
you the desired information. TO estimate
the weight OF hay in the meadow multiply
as above and divide by 25 instead of 10. 10
estimate olcShay in ricks multiply the length
in yards by the width in yards, and that by
half the length in yards, and divide BY 10.
sMALL~GRAIN IN GRANARIEs.
Multiply the length, in inches, by the
breadth in inches, and that by the depth in
inches, and divide By $3.50.
WOOD IN PILES.
Multiply the length by the width and that
product by the height, and divide by 12s-
which will give the nualber of cords in the
pile.
BOARDS, sCANTLINGs, ETC.
Multiply the breadth in inches by the
thickness in inches, and that by the length
in feet, and divide by u.
CAPACITY OF BONES.
A box 24in:hes by l6 inches square, and
% inches deep. contains 5 bushels.
Atbox II inches square and II inches deep
contains 215bushels.
A box y inches by, 1872 square, and s
inches deep, contains bushel.
A box T2innhes hy IL inches square and
inches deep contains sbnshel
A box inches by ST. inches square and>S
inches deep contains peck.
A box S;Hches by s inches square and 4s2s
inches deepcontains gallon.
A box inches by 4inches square and A,S
inches deep contains gallon.
A box inches by 4 inches square and al
inches deep contains quart.
WAGON BEDs.s
If the sides are parallel, multiply the III
side length in inches by the inside breadth
in inches, and that by the insider depth in.
inches, and divide by 2150.42-the quotient
will be the bushel capacity of the bed.
CIsTERNs.
If square or oblong, multiply he.Iength
n inches by the.widtll in inches, and that by
he depth in inches, and divide by 23i--that
will giyegallon capacity, II the cistern is
circular. multiply sthe area in square inches
~ the depth in inches, and divide by lS1.
pLoWISG.
A tean,smoving 3 teet per second, or
niles per hour, for ten liours, will ploW two