HOW TO KEEP FARM ACCOUNTS. 



255. TO FIND THE NUMBER OF TONS OF HAY IN A 

 LOAD. — Multiply togetlier the length, width and height, in yards, 

 and divide the product by 20. 



256. TO MEASURE HAY IN STACK.— The area of the 

 base multij)lied by the the perpendicular height to eaves, plus one- 

 tliird the perpendicular height from eaves to crest, will give the 

 number of cubic feet in a stack the sides of which are perpendic- 

 ular to a greater or less height. If the stack slopes uniformly 

 from base to crest, then multiply the area of the base by one-third 

 of the perpendicular height. To Mud the area of the base, divide 

 the distance around it by 3.1-410, take one-half of the result and 

 scjuare it, then multiply by 3.1J:1(!. The number of cubic feet 

 necessary for a ton of good, well-si'tlled hay is about -iSO. 



257. ANOTHER METHOD.— Measure the stack for length, 

 width and the "over." To get the "over," throw a tape-line over 

 the stack at an average place from ground to ground, drawing 

 it tiglitly. IMuitipl}' the width by the "over," and divide the result 

 by i; multiply the result of tlie division by the length for approxi- 

 mate cubical contents of the stack. To reduce to tons for hay 

 that has stood in stack for less than twenty days, divide oibical 

 contests by 512; for more than twenty days and less than sixty 

 days, divide cubical contests b}- 422; for more than sixty daj's, 

 divide by 380. 



• 25S. TO FIND THE VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY 

 THE TON AT A GIVEN PRICE.— To ascertain the value of a 

 given number of pounds of hay, straw or other commodity sold at 

 a given price per ton, multiply the number of pounds by one-half 

 the price per ton, and point off three figures from the right. The 

 result will .be the price of the article. 



MEASUREMENT OF WOOD. 



250. A cord of wood contains 128 cubic feet. To ascertain 

 how many cords there are in a pile of wood, multiply the length 

 by the height, and that by the width, and divde (he product by 128. 



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