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(b) How many tons in a mow 39 feet long, 27 feet 
wide and 18 feet high, the hay being old and 
well packed? 
3. Silage in silo—Compute the cubic contents of the silo in feet 
and multiply the product by 40, the approximate weight in pounds of 
a cubic foot of silage. Divide the total by 2,000 for the approximate 
amount of silage in tons. The same result may be obtained as fol- 
lows: Compute the cubic contents of the silo in feet and divide by 
50. The quotient is the amount of silage in tons. 
Problems: (a) How many tons of silage in a round silo 34 feet 
high and 18 feet in diameter? . 
(b) How many tons in a silo, one-half full, the silo 
being 21 feet in diameter and 36 feet high? 
