Weight of a Stack of Hay.

Manawatu Herald, 27 July 1893, Page 3

Weight of a Stack of Hay.

. . ■ ■ . : ■• t— « _^- In reply to a correspondent we give the following information taken from Brett's Guide 1— /IjOj t^e: height (in feet) of the stack to the cave add one -half of the height from the eaves to ' the ridge. Multiply 'the result— first by the length in feet, then by the -width in' feet,; and divide the result by 27, which; will give the contents of the, stack in cubic yards. It will require an average of from 13 to 15 cubic 1 yavds of new^ bay, or from 10 to"l' 2 cubio yards ofoldhay to weigh 'one ton.- Rye-grass hay, carried 'green, will; settle down very solid, and 1 ton for every 10' yards', if m a. large stack,, but coarse hay^ over-made will often require more than- 15 yards for l>ion. . -• -ri In another plage the Guide -states in gftneral^the, following relationß.of weight to sbulk - ate reliable ;>^-New too^nhay, 25 oubic yards tb thdr ton, leaded and stored, 20 \y^trds A well 'settled^ 16 jards. h \ . '■'.;,;■■ „