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Measuring silage

  • 30-09-2011 7:38pm
    #1
    awaywithyou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭


    hey guys,

    want to measure the quantity of silage we have on the farm....

    how do ya go about it??

    did this years ago in Agri Science class but have it all forgotten!

    thanks


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  • #2
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,753 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    ballpark for pit silage 45 cubic feet= 1 ton

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #3
    flatout11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭flatout11


    i think its Lenght x width x height devided by 50, tis stuck in my head for some reason


  • #4
    stanflt
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    flatout11 wrote: »
    i think its Lenght x width x height devided by 50, tis stuck in my head for some reason

    think it multiply by 0.45


  • #5
    flatout11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭flatout11


    stanflt wrote: »
    think it multiply by 0.45
    .... what am i calculating? :eek: ???? tis wrecking my head now :confused::confused:


  • #6
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,672 ✭✭✭stanflt


    flatout11 wrote: »
    .... what am i calculating? :eek: ???? tis wrecking my head now :confused::confused:

    you wouldnt be far out-just over estimating by 10% roughly


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  • #7
    49801
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    flatout11 wrote: »
    i think its Lenght x width x height devided by 50, tis stuck in my head for some reason
    stanflt wrote: »
    think it multiply by 0.45

    dividing by 50(45) and multipling by 0.5 (0.45) are the same thing.


    lxbxh in ft divided by 45 for precision chop or divide by 50 for long stuff.
    to calculate the tonnage. ( i think;))


  • #8
    sh1tstirrer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭sh1tstirrer


    49801 wrote: »
    dividing by 50(45) and multipling by 0.5 (0.45) are the same thing.


    lxbxh in ft divided by 45 for precision chop or divide by 50 for long stuff.
    to calculate the tonnage. ( i think;))
    Divide by 50 for single and double chop and divide by 45 for precision chop. You think right ;)


  • #9
    John_F
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 663 ✭✭✭John_F


    from the archive

    Grass Silage: Average l x b x h in metres divide by 1.4 = Tonnes Grass Silage

    Maize Silage is complicated as different dry matters weigh different and pack different

    1) measue pit l x b x h in metres will give you m3 (cubic metres)

    2) follow the table below [hope it works out] and multiply the figure got above by the corresponding figure of dm below


    DRY MATTER
    Depth (m) | 25% | 30% | 35%
    0.5 | 620 | 590 | 520
    1 | 690 | 640 | 580
    1.5 | 730 | 680 | 620
    2 | 770 | 720 | 660
    2.5 | 800 | 750 | 700


    e.g. pit of maize 20m x 10m x 2m = 400m3 in pit, dry matter 25% -> 770kg of maize inn every m3 so 400m3 x 770 = 308 tonnes

    Or a less accurate way is l x b x h divide by 1.1

    Source: Irish Independent but cannot remember date


  • #10
    biddy2013
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭biddy2013


    bumping this for visatorro


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