TO ASCERTAIN THE WEIGHT OF CATTLE.
• Measure the girth close behind the -shoul er, and the length from the fore p»rt of thesbould**r-hiade along to the bone at the tail which is m » Vertical line with the buttock, both m feet. Multiply the sqiure of the girth, expressed m fret, by five tiinastthe length, and livide the product by 21 ; the quotient is the weight, nearly, of th« four quartern, m imperial .stones of 14 b avoirdupois. For example, if the girth be 6 fee', anil the 1 ny-th 5^ f-et, wt shall hive 6x6 equ «l <o 36, and 5Jx5 f-qual to 26 h ; thon 36 x 26^ equal to 945, and .his, divided by ; i2l, givew 45 stones eauily. It is to be observed, h- »wever, that m very fat cattle the four quarters wi 1 be » bout oie • t wentiet b more while iv those m a very lean sate they will bn oue-twent erh less thr*n the weigh* obtained by the rale.
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Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 865, 5 January 1878, Page 2
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166TO ASCERTAIN THE WEIGHT OF CATTLE. Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 865, 5 January 1878, Page 2
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