MODERN BLACKSMITHING 175 



Bone 8,000 



Tin 5,000 



Zinc 3,000 



Platinum 40,000 



Boiler plates. 50,000 



Leather belt (Hn.) 350 



Rope (manila) 10,000 



Hemp (tarred) 14,000 



Brass 40,000 



HOW CORN IN THE CRIB AND HAY IN 

 THE MOW SHOULD BE MEASURED 



As near as can be figured out, two cubic feet of corn 

 in the ear will make one bushel shelled. To find the 

 quantity of corn in the crib, measure length, breadth 

 and height, multiply the breadth by the length and 

 this product by the height; then divide this product by 

 two, and you have the right number of bushels of corn. 



It is estimated that 510 cubic feet of hay in a mow 

 will make one ton. Multiply the length by the breadth 

 and the product by the height; divide this product by 

 510, and the quotient shows the tons of hay in the 

 mow. 



GRAIN SHRINKAGE 



Not often do the farmers gain any by keeping the 

 grain, for it will shrink more than the price will make 

 good. Wheat will shrink 7 per cent in seven months 

 from the time is is thrashed. Therefore, 93 cents a 

 bushel for wheat in September is better than $1 in 



