AGBIOULTUBAL TABLES. 



TO ASCEKTAIN THE WEIGHT OF CATTLE 

 BY MEASUBEMENT. 



To find the Weight of the Four Quarters, which is gene- 

 rally reckoned about half the weight of the Animal : 



RULE. Take the girth close behind the fore-shoulders, 

 and the length from the top of the shoulders, in a straight 

 line to the extremity of the buttocks* both in inches ; 

 multiply the square of the girth (i. e. the girth multiplied 

 by itself) by the length, and divide the product by 7344, 

 the quotient is the weight in Imperial stones. 



To find Smithfield Weight: Multiply the Imperial 

 Weight by 14, and divide by 8 ; arid the Dutch Weight 

 will be obtained by multiplying the Imperial Weight by 

 14, and dividing by 17|. 



N. B. The above Rule is applicable only to prime fat ; for 

 extra fat, about one-twentieth will require to be added ; and for 

 those of an inferior quality, about the same quantity will require 

 to be deducted from the weight found by this Rule, or in the 

 Table. 



