The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-03-11
Simple Rules Given For Measuring
Farm Products.


The following rules for estimating
quantities of produce in bulk are Civ.
en- by the United States Department Of
Agriculture. All measurements are
in feet and tenths of foot.
To measure wheat, oats, barley
rye, buckwheat, and shelled corn in
bins.-Multiply inside length and
width of bin together, then multiply
that product by the average depth OF
grain in the bin. This gives the Gu
bic feet, which, divided by and null
tiplied by 4, gives approximately the
number of bushels of grain.
To measure ear corn in bins or
cribs.-For structures with perpendi-
cular sides, multiply inside length and
width together, then multiply that
product by the average depth of the
corn in the bin or crib. Where the
crib or bin sides are flared or sloped
the width must be determined by
measuring both at floor and top of
the corn pile. Adding these two
widths together and dividing by two
gives the average width measure
ment, which in such cases is the cor
rect one to use. Dividing the cubic
feet by 5 and multiplying by 2 gives
the approximate quantity in bushels
of shelled corn. For corn in the
shuck, divide by and multiply by
2. Multiplying the cubic feet by 8
and pointing off two decimal places
gives the approximate quantity in
barrels" of ear corn. A barrel" Of
ear corn is equal to 5 bushels of
shelled corn or 10 bushels of ear
corn, and it's legal weigh is $50
pounds.
To measure hay, straw, and shred
ded slower in the mow.-Find the Gu
bic feet by multiplying together the
length, width, and average depth of
the space occupied. The number of
cubic feet in a ton will vary with the
length of time the product has been
stored. For inventorying purposes,
figures based on storage for five
months or more can be used. In
general, it will be approximately &C
curate to use the following figures:
To get tons of hay, divide cubic feet
by $50.
To get tons of straw, divide cubic
feet. by 625.
To get tons of shredded slower, di-
vide cubic feet by 675.
To measure ricks.-Measure the
distance from the ground on one side
over the rick to the ground on the
other side. To this add width of rick
at ground. Multiply that sum by it
self and multiply the product by the
average length of the stack. For
hay that has been stacked five months
or more divide this last product by 70
and point off two decimal places to
get the approximate number of tons.
To measure stacks.-Round stacks
of forage vary so greatly in the rela-
tive proportions of height and di-
ameter, as well as in shape, that no
approximately accurate simple rule
can be given. In some parts of the
country it is customary to put
tain average quantity of forage into
each stack. Where this is done the
quantities can be Appropriated by
counting the number of stacks and
by the average quantity
per stack A rule which will give
fairly close figures for average-shap-
ed stacks is to measure the vertical
distance from ground to bulge, and
add to this figure three-fourths the
vertical distance from bulge to top;
this sum by the circumfer-
ence of the stack at the bulge and
the resulting product by the
at the ground Divid-
ing this last product by ~ will give
the number of cubic feet, approx
mately. (For more exact informa-
ton on measuring hay in stacks, see
81, office of the Secretary,
Measuring Hay in Kicks and
Stacks. y For hay in uncovered ricks
and stacks the number of cubic feet
IN a ton will vary from 400 to 500.