Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-02-23
Simple Rules Given For Meas
uring Farm Products.

The following rules for estimating
quantities of produce in bulk are
given by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. All measure
ments are in feet and tenths of a
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
cubic feet, which, divided by S and
multiplied by a, gives approximately
the number of bushels of grain.
To measure ear corn in bins or
cribs-For structures with perpen-
dicular sides, multiply inside length
and width together, then multiply
that product by the average depth of
corn in the bin or crib. Where the
crib or bin sides are fared 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 and multiplying by 2 gives
the approximate quantity in bushels
of shelled corn. For corn in the shuck
divide by and multiply by 2. Null
tiplying the cubic feet by s and point
ing off two decimal places gives the
approximate quantity in "barrels"
of ear corn. A "barrell" of ear corn
is equal to bushels of shelled corn,
and it's legal weight is $50 pounds.
To measure hay, straw and shred
ded stover 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 inventory purposes,
figures based on storage for five
months oremore can be used. In gen.
eral, it will be approximately accu-
rate to use thesfollowing 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 stover, di-
vide cubic feet by CTS.
To measure ricks.-Measure the
distance from the fround 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 rs
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 dia-
metre, 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 GER
tain average quantity of forage into
each stack. Where this is done the
quantities can be approximated by
counting the number of stacks and
multiplying by the average quantity
per stack. A rule which will give fair
ly close figures for average-shaped
stacks is to measure the vertical dis
tance from ground to ground to
bulge, and add to this figure three
fourths the vertical distance from
bulge to top; multiply this sum by
the circumference of the stack at the
bulge and multiply the resulting pro-
duct by the circumference at the
ground. Dividing this last product by
IL will give the number of cubic feet,
approximately. (For more exact in
formation on measuring hay in stacks
see Circular 67, Office of the Secre-
tary, Measuring May in Kicks and
Stacks" For hay in uncovered ricks
and stacks the number of cubic feet
in a ton will vary from 400 to 500.