TO ASCERTAIN THE WEIGHT OF HAY.
Measure the leu^ih a d breadth of the .stack, then its height to 'he e-.v a, add to this lust oue-thi d ur one half (fU:cur<lin»r to the pitch) the height irom the eaves to r he ridi/e Hi top. Viultiply the len^cli by the hiea th, an 1 t.ie prudact by the lu-igut expressed m teet ; divide th& amount b 27 m order 10 find the cubic v-rds; multiply these. by the number of utoiies oi 22' b m a cu^ic >ari — tlint is, new h»y will average six stones, old hay from ei^ht to n 'tie stones. Thus m a .«Uck of ne-v hay 60 feet lonjj, 40 m breadth, 12 m height to 1 In-. euve«, and 9 (the ' nalt of which is 4£) trow he eaves <o rhe 'O,\ there will be 60 innlti-
making 39,600 cub c feet ; these divided by 27, give 1465 cubic yards each *fsik si ones 0^22! b, or nearly l^Wf'sfconea, equal to 86 tons 7cwt *vt. J //■..-" ;
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Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 865, 5 January 1878, Page 2
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173TO ASCERTAIN THE WEIGHT OF HAY. Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 865, 5 January 1878, Page 2
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