Up till 1976, the volume of an imperial gallon was equal to a volume of 10 pounds. The full gallon is divided into four quarts and as the volume unit (Gallon) is a big unit it is converted into small parts that are called an imperial pint and it equals the volume of 1/8 of an ...
Allen, M., " How far can you drive on a bushel of corn? Crunching the numbers on alternative fuels ", Popular Mechanics, May 2006, pp. 74-81.M. Allen: How far can you drive on a bushel...
Take the number of bushels you have and multiply that number by the number from the chart in Step 1. For example, the number listed in pounds per unit of corn is 70. You will multiply the number of bushels of corn you have by 70. Take the number from Step 2 and divide that by 10...
We might put some in a savings account at the bank or invest it in stocks or real estate, but for the most part, currency seems like a fairly straightforward concept. In fact, the development of currency has shaped human civilization. Currency has stopped wars, and it has started many ...
a time which was all I could handle alone. I have a vision that, in the apocalypse, I’ll single handily can all the meat in my freeze. Well. Maybe not. This much canning is better done in a group. I am able to can at 10 pounds of pressure at my altitude but I went with 15...
So, how many cows are needed? A dairy cow can produce 120 pounds of fresh manure per day. But that has a water content of 88% meaning one cow can produce about 1.8 tons of dry manure per year. Thus it takes more than one cow to produce the fertilizer Pimental et al require. ...
To calculate the value of a futures contract,multiply the price by the size or number of units in one contract.Divide by 100 to convert to dollars and cents. Suppose the price of May 2014 coffee futures is 190.5 cents. One coffee futures contract is equal to 37,500 pounds, so multiply ...
On commodities exchanges, futures contracts in coffee are equal to 37,500 pounds and are drafted in March, July, September, and December. Tick values are equal to 0.05 cents per pound. In more practical terms, this means a coffee futures contract will earn $375 for each one cent gain in...
The music pounds, lights pulsate as they move together as one giant well-dressed orgy of forever friendship. The perfumed cloud of sweat, cigarettes and beer hovers over the dancers as they breathe each other in. One last dance. Friends, lovers, cohorts for the past four years, ...
How do you grow 500-bushel corn? Start with 500-bushel stand.The article offers suggestions from Georgia farmer Randy Dowdy, on growing 500-bushel-per-acre corn without crop rotation by protecting crops from diseases, providing nutrients, and use of fungicides....