Excerpt from A New Set of Tables, for Computing the Weight of Cattle by Measurement: The Quantity of Hay in Ricks of Different Forms; The Value of Land, &C.; The Measurement of Drains and Dunghills; Also a Few Other Practical Tables; With Rules, Examples, and Directions for Using the Tables
Rule.-take the girth close behind the fore-shoulders, and the length from the top Of the shoulders, in a straight line to the extremity Of the buttocks, both in inches; multiply the square of the girth 6. The girth multiplied by itself) by the length, and divide the product by 7844, the quotient is the weight in Imperial stones.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a wide range of agricultural calculation tables from the 19th century. Compiled by Scottish "teacher" James Strachan, this resource provides insight into how farmers and landowners managed their resources, livestock, and property during the mid-Victorian era. The book is divided into various sections, with tables covering measurements and weights of cattle by various metrics, the measurement of hay in ricks of various shapes and sizes, the calculation of the value of land based on its acreage, methods to measure and calculate the volume of drains and dunghills, and even methods for calculating the number of plants to be set in a given area based on spacing. This book is a fascinating historical resource not only for historians of agriculture but also for anyone interested in rural life in the Victorian era. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781332974696_0
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