STABLE MANAGEMENT 275 



Hay that has been much rained upon in making, turns to 

 dust in the stack, and weighs very light. 



The breadth and the length should be measured about 

 the height of a man from the ground, to obtain the mean. 



The height should be measured from the ground to the 

 eaves of the thatch, and then one-third of the distance from 

 the eaves to the top should be added, to obtain the true 

 height for purposes of calculation. 



New hay weighs very much lighter than old hay. 



