Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1913 — Measuring Corn in the Crib. [ARTICLE]

Measuring Corn in the Crib.

To measure born find number of cubic feet In crib, then multiply by 9 and divide by 20, which gives the amount In bushels. To determine amount of shelled corn to be obtained from crib of corn In ear, find cubic feet of corn, divide by two and the product will be the number'of bushels of shelled corn, as two cubic feet of corn, If sound and dry, will produce one bushel of shelled corn. To find the number of bushels of apples, potatoes, etc., In a bin, multiply the length, breadth and thickness together and thlß product by S, and point off one figure In the product for decimals.