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TABLE VI. 

 RULES. 



Cubic Measure for the Farmer. 



231 cubic inches make one liquid gallon. 



2,150.4 cubic inches make one bushel. 



The standard bushel of the United States is cylindrical, 

 8 in. deep and ISJ^ in. diameter. 



13^ cubic feet are allowed for one bushel of shelled corn 

 or grain. 



23^ cubic feet are allowed for one bushel of corn on the 

 cob. 



A crate 10x11x20 inches inside is used for a bushel of 

 onions, potatoes, or other vegetables. 



A ton of hay on a wagon rack measures about 500 cubic 

 feet. 



A ton of newly stored hay measures TJ/^ feet cube, or 

 about 422 cu. ft. 



A ton of hay in stack, settled 30 days, is 7 feet cube, or 

 343 cu. ft. 



After hay has settled several months it measures 270 

 cubic feet to the ton. 



Measuring Land. 



One acre of land measures 160 square rods, or 4,840 

 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. 



When the length of a field is known in rods, the width 

 to take to make one acre is found when the given length is 

 divided into 160. 



