Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1880 — Rule For Measuring Hay. [ARTICLE]

Rule For Measuring Hay.

ix circular STACK. Divine, the distance around the base by 3 1-7 and multiply 3 4 of the square of the quotient by onehalf of tbe difference between the quotient and the distance over the stack. . * IX RICK. Multiply one-half of the differ-' ence between tbe width and distance over by the product of the leDgth and width of the rick. MEASUREMENTS. The measurements should all be expressed in feet, Three persons and a tape line are needed to correctly take the distances. Take three distances in order to estimate a rick. , Ist, Tbe width ot base, 2d, The length of base, 3d, The distance over from side to side, closely following contour from a point in one 6ide of base to corresponding point in other side To estimate a stack only two distances are needed—the line should closely hug surface of stack. Ist, The distance around one foot above the base. 2d, The distance-over measured so that if the line was cut through, the stack w’ould be in halves. All who desire to buy or sell hay in the field should preserve this article. These rules will enable you to make an intelligent estimate of the number of cubic feet in any stack or rick of hay. Hay is bought or sold by measurement and estimated by cubes in which the common line of distance is from 7 to 8 feet varying 1-8 of a foot. The number of cubic feet in the cubes from 7 to 8 feet is as follows: 343 361—381 401— 421 443 405—488—512.

To reduce the number of cubic feet to tons divide by the number of feet agreed upon as a ton. This is a matter of contract and depends upon the quality of hay and extent j the stack is settled. The above article has received tbe approval oi Simon P. Thompson, j who has had much experience in j measuring hay, and we believe it can He relied upon as a correct statement ofthe manner hay may be bought and sold by measurement. Aft Boots and Shoes sold at Willey & Sigler’s Trade Palace are warranted and will be made as good as represented*