Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-02-03
In q Stack, Either Of Loose or
Bundle Hay7
WHO HAS A BETTER RULE
Discussion on This Subject
invited by those Interested

A controversy which arose some
time ago between two prominent
Camas Prairie ranchers has interested
the Free Press in question of con-
siderable Importance, not only to
ranchers, but to livery men, and to
every man who owns horse or buys
or sells ton Of hay in a season. And
the question is, "How much hay is
there in a stackI" What is the prop
er and correct way to measure and
figure the number Of tons of hay in a
stack, either of loose hay or bundle
hays
Investigating the subject our repres-
entative was surprised to learn that no
less than eight methods Of figuring
hay were in use on the Prairie. AS
no two methods give the same results
it was naturally evident that seven of
them must be wrong.
After cudgelling the editorial brain
in vain endeavor to pick the correct
rule out Of the bunch, we submitted
the matter to the BalesJones Com
papy, believing that q firm of that
caliber would spend time and money
to find a rule that would be exact,
would fit every case. and would stand
proof. We print the article submitted
by their Bookkeeping department with
q view to inviting discussion on the
subject. and would be glad to have
any interested ranchers, stockmen or
liverymen give US their opinion for
publication.
4 Bales-Jones Company
| Grangeville, Ida, Jan. Fl, 40.
Idaho County Free Press,
| Grangevills, Ida.
i Gentlemen:
i In response to your request Is te
the different methods of measuring
hay in a stack, We are very glad to of
fer our opinion on the subject: we ap
preciate the effect of the Free Press to
locate, and one that will be accepted
by the people Of this section as a gen
eral rule for buying and selling.
It is generally understood that q
ton Of loose hay will measure fee,
!; long, feet wide and feet high anG
will contain SIP cubic feet. Bundl,
hay will run 7 by 7 by 7, or 343 cubic
feet. This is a universal rule, ane
there is seldom or never any disput,
! in regard to it. Therefore the only
E question is to find the number of cubic
j feet in stack, and divide by 512 fo
! loose hay or by 343 for bundle hay.
Fl If hay were stacked as cord o
: wood is piled any school boy coult
: figure the cubic contents Of a stack, b,
!; simply multiplying the length by tn
width by the height. A cord Of woo'
is 8 feet long, feet wide and fee
high and contains 1913 cubic feet.
But the shape of a stack Of ha,
makes it necessary to use diferen
e and more complicated style Of figuring
: The measurements usually taken ar
/. as follows: The length, the width
!; and the over, OF the distance from tn
e ground on one side Of the stack owe
e the top and down to the ground on tn
,opposite side.
y To get the cubic contents of a STAG
eight methods are in use; Of thes
methods two are simply guess-work
based on the height Of the stack, an
., need not be considered. Three other
are only variations of the three prir
cipal rules, which are as follows:
Rule No. Add the width to tn
e over, divide by 4; multiply the result
g by itself, then multiply by the lengt
II of stack.
is Rule No. 2-Take one-third Of tn
+ over, and multiply by the length b
the width.
: Rule No. 3-Subtract the widtl
from the over, divide by 2, and multi
ply by the length by the width.
For example, let us take a stack
hay, IL feet wide, "a feet over and 8
, feet long, and apply these three rules
i No. 1-Width IL, over "a, tots
s. SO. Divide by equals 8. 8 time
= 8 is 81, multiplied by the length, 3
+ feet, gives 2511 cubic feet in th
" stack.
No. Over "a feet. One-third {
v "a is 8. 8 times the width, II fee
10 times the length, 81 feet, gives 297
Il cubic feet in the sack.
No. 3-Take the width, IL fee
n from the over, "a feet leaves II fee
10 divided by 2. EQUALS 6. Multiply