Cattle—
Divide the number by 3, for weight in tons.
SheepAverage 60 lb. each.
Divide by 33, for weight in tons.
PigsAverage 80 lb.
Divide by 15, for tons.
Beer, or Ale—
Barrel3¼ cwt.
Hogshead5¼ cwt.
OatsSack—24 stone.
Divide quarters by 5, for tons.
Rum—
Divide gallons by 224, for tons.
WineCask—12 cwt.

Rule for ascertaining the weight of Hay.

Measure the length and breadth of the stack; then take its height from the ground to the eaves, and add to this last one-third of the height from the eaves to the top: Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product by the height, all expressed in feet; divide the amount by 27, to find the cubic yards, which multiply by the number of stones supposed to be in a cubic yard (viz., in a stack of new hay, six stones; if the stack has stood a considerable time, eight stones; and if old hay, nine stones), and you have the weight in stones. For example, suppose a stack to be 60 feet in length, 30 in breadth, 12 in height from the ground to the eaves, and 9 (the third of which is three) from the eaves to the top; then 60 × 30 × 15 = 27000; 27000 ÷ 27 = 1000; and 1000 × 9 = 9000 stones of old hay.

LONG MEASURE.

12inches1foot.
3631yard.
19816½5½1pole, perch, or rod.
7920660220401 furlong.
63360528017603208 1 mile.

LAND MEASURE (Length).

7·92inches1 link.
100links, or 22 yards1 chain.
80chains1 mile.
69·121miles1 geographical degree.

LAND MEASURE (Surface, or Superficial).

62·7264square inches1 square link.
625square links1 square pole, or perch.
10000square links1 square chain.
2500square links1 square rood, or pole.
10square chains1 square acre.
100000square links1 square acre.