210 COMPUTE WEIGHT OF CATTLE. 



the number of Ibs. allowed as above for cattle of different 

 girths, and the product will be the number of Ibs. of beef, 

 veal, or pork in the four quarters of the animal. To find 

 the number of stone divide the number of Ibs. by 14. 



EXAMPLE. What is the computed weight of beef in a 

 steer, whose girth is 6 feet 4 inches, and length 5 feet 3 

 inches ? 



SOLUTION. 76 inches, girth, x 63 inches, length, = 4788 -H 

 144=33} square feet, x 23=764 Ibs., or 54-f stone. Ana. 



NOTE. When the animal is but half fattened a deduction 

 of 14 Ibs. in every 280, or one stone in every 20 must be 

 made; and if very fat, one stone for every 20 must be 

 added. 



Where great numbers of cattle are annually bought and 

 sold under circumstances that forbid ascertaining their 

 weight with positive accuracy, the compute weight may be 

 thus taken with approximate exactness at least with as 

 much accuracy as is necessary in the aggregate valuation of 

 stock. No rules or tables can, however, be at all times im- 

 plicitly relied on, as there are many circumstances connected 

 with the build of the animal, the mode of fattening, its con- 

 dition, breed, &c., that will influence the measurement, and 

 consequently the weight. A person skilled in taking the 

 compute weight of stock soon learns, however, to make 

 allowances for all these circumstances. 



