80 THE CORN LADY 



3. Measure a crib of corn at home and figure out 

 the number of bushels it contains. 



4. A round slat pen of corn is 20 feet across and 

 2 sections, or 8 feet, high. How much corn does it 

 contain ? 



5. A rick of ear corn piled out doors is 10 feet 

 \vide at the bottom, tapering to a point in the middle 

 C feet high. It is 50 feet long. How many bushels 

 in it? 



6. A round pile of corn on the ground is 20 feet 

 across, tapering to a point 10 feet high in the middle. 

 How many bushels does it contain? 



In estimating bushels of shelled corn or small grain 

 in the bin, take four-fifths of the number of cubic 

 feet. 



7. How many bushels of oats in a bin 10 feet 

 wide, 40 feet long and 8 feet deep? 



8. .How many bushels of shelled corn in a wagoc 

 bed 3 feet wide, 10 feet long, and 27 inches deep? 



9. The common practice in estimating ear corn 

 from the field is to count one bushel for every inch 

 in depth of an ordinary wagon bed 3 feet wide and 

 10 feet long. How does this agree with the rule pro- 

 viding for 2 bushels for 5 feet? 



As potatoes and apples are always sold by heaped 

 measure, the rule for estimating them is 3 bushel.- to 

 each 4 cubic feet, or a slightly larger bushel than 

 small grain or shelled corn, which is always sold by 

 level measure. 



