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Weights and Measures: Capacity

Capacity of Boxes, Cribs, Wagon Bodies, etc. - The most convenient mode of ascertaining the capacity of boxes, bins, cribs, and the like, and also of measuring their contents, is by ascertaining the number of cubic feet which they contain: of this amount will be the number of bushels, 1 cubic foot being of a bushel nearly. Hence, to find the number of bushels in any receptacle which has parallel sides and square corners, first find the number of cubic feet by multiplying the height, length, and width in feet and deduct ; the result will be the contents in bushels. Or for an WEIGHTS AND MEASURES approximate answer multiply the number of cubic feet by 8 and point off one decimal place.

These rules will give the number of bushels of apples, potatoes, and other vegetables or the capacity of any size bin or crib or wagon body.

In estimating corn on the cob, its quality and condition must be taken into account. Corn shrinks considerably during the winter and spring months. But, as a general rule, 2 heaping bushels of corn on the cob at the time it is put into the crib will make from 1 to 1½ struck bushels of shelled corn. In buying or selling it is advisable to make a test from a fair sample taken from the crib at the time ai sale. To measure corn in the crib, multiply together the length, width, and height of the crib in inches, divide by 2,748, and the result will be the number of heaped bushels of ears.

Or divide by 2,150 for the number of struck bushels. The quotient in each case will be the corresponding number of bushels contained in the bin. tack them to the ends, with the thickness of a lath between each two. Such boxes are light, strong, and serviceable. Larger bins or crates of heavier materials can be prepared on the same principle.

Capacity. Length. Breadth. Depth. 1 pint..... 3 in. 1 quart... 4 in. 41 in. gallon... 7 in. 24 in.

Gallon.... 8 in. 8 in. 4 in. 1 peck. 8 in. ... bushel... 12 in. 11½ in. 9 in. 1 bushel... 26 in. 15 in. 8 in. 1 barrel... 24 in. 16 in. 28 in. 20 bushels.. 4 ft. 8in. 2 ft. 4 in. 2 ft. 4 in. 24 bushels.. 5 ft. 3 ft. 2 ft. 36 bushels.. 5 ft. 3 ft. 3 ft. 48 bushels.. 5 ft. 3 ft. 4 ft. 100 bushels.. 7 ft. 5 ft. 3 ft. 9 in. 216 bushels.. 9 ft. 6 ft. 5 ft. 500 bushels.. 13 ft. 8 ft. 6 ft.