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APPLES AND POTATOES 



84. Apples, potatoes, turnips, etc. are measured by the 

 heaped bushel (2747.7 cu. in.), but for practical purposes 

 it is sufficiently accurate to take If cu. ft. as a bushel. 



STRICKEN MEASURE HEAPED MEASURE 



85. Rule. To find the number of bushels in a round pile 

 of apples, potatoes, etc., square j the distance across the pile 

 in feet, multiply by 3^, then by j the height of the pile in 

 feet, and take j of the product. 



EXERCISE 



1. How many bushels of potatoes can be put in a wagon 

 bed 10 ft. long, 3 ft. wide, and 16 in. deep ? 



2. How many bushels of apples can be put in a box 4 ft. 

 long, 3 ft. wide, and 2 ft. deep ? 



3. When potatoes are selling at 50$ per bushel, what is the 

 value of a round pile which is 10 ft. across at the bottom, 

 and tapers to a point 6 ft. high in the middle ? 



4. How many bushels of apples are there in a round 

 pile 12 ft. across, which tapers to a point 5 ft. high in the 

 middle ? 



5. Measure and estimate the bushels of apples, potatoes, 

 turnips, etc. holed up at home. 



