LIVE CATTLE WEIGHED BY MEASURE.
Tlio only instrument necessary is a measure with feet ! inch marks upon it. The girth is the circumference of ■ animal just behind th£ shouldw blades* the length the distance from the (shoulder blades. The supertii feet are obtained by multiplying the girth, and length. f J following table contains the rule to ascertain tho weighl the animal : — i
Example : Suppose the girth of * bullock to be six f three inches, length five feet six inches, the superficial a will then ba thirty-four, ami, in accordance with the p ceediug table, the weight will be seven hundred and eigh two pounds. Suppose a pig to measure in girth two fe and length one foot and nine inches, tliore would then three and a-half feet, which multiplied by eleven, gr thirty-eight and a-half pounds as the weight of the ami when dressed. In this way the weight of four qnaM can be substantially ascertained during life.
less tbi »» urn 1 foot in girth, multiply superficial feet b; 3 and more than 1 n 5 „ 3 7 „ 5 » » 7 • „ H » 9
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Waikato Times, Volume VI, Issue 311, 12 May 1874, Page 2
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183LIVE CATTLE WEIGHED BY MEASURE. Waikato Times, Volume VI, Issue 311, 12 May 1874, Page 2
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