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HAY STACK MEASUREMENTS 
1. Length and 
breadth of Stack 
in feet, Halfway 
between Ground 
and Eaves, A to 
В, and В to С. 
2. Height from 
round to Eaves, 
D to E. 
3. Height from Eaves to Ridge, E to F, divided by 2, which 
will give the Average height from Eaves to Ridge. 
Multiply the length and breadth erako, and the product 
by the total Average height. Divide by 350 lor Old Hay, 
400 for New Hay, and 300 for Sheaf Hay, which will give 
the tonnage. 
EXAMPLE | 
S0ft. x 25ft. x ТН. L 53 tons. - Length 508. 
ў 400 Breadth 25ft. 
Height from Ground to Eaves (12) plus 1250ft. 
half of Eaves to Ridge (5)=17. 17ft. 
д 400 ) 21250 cubic ft. 
= 53 tons, 
"ROUND STACKS 
A good rule is as follows :—Square the diameter and take 
11-13ths of the result, then multiply this by the height. 
"To obtain the height measure from the ground to the eaves, 
then from the eaves to the apex of the roof, and of the latter 
take one-third and add to the height from ground to the eaves, 
and you then have the result in feet. The number of feet 
to the ton depends, of course, upon the quality of the stuff 
measured, a whether it be wheaten or oaten. eaten is 
to 15 per cent. lighter than oaten. Algerian oaten hay, if 
stacked a month, will go 350ft. to the ton ; stacked nine months 
the same hay will go only 250 to 280ft. to the ton, if well 
grown. Short, shotty-headed stuff will go 10 per cent. less, 
