Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 286, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1913 — Measuring Corn in the Crib. [ARTICLE]

Measuring Corn in the Crib.

To measure corn 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 bln, multiply the length, breadth and thickness together and this product by 8, and point off one figure in the product for decimals.