Caution: The following conversions are only practical, not scientific. If you require scientific accuracy, there are plenty of six decimal place web sites. If you want some freeware for most common units, try Convert.



Areas
1 acre4,047 sq m4,840 sq yds100yds x 48 ydsarea a man and horse could plough in a day
1 hectare2.471 acres10,000sq m100yds x 120 yds
18,000 hectares44,400 acres70 sq miles10 miles x 7 milesarea farmed by one nearby contractor using 25 full time men and foreign seasonals



Bale capacities
1 small bale 40 ins x 20ins x 18ins 8 cu ft hay, 45 lbs
4 ft round bale4ft diam x 4 ft length50 cu ft hay, 282 lbs, 20 stone, 1/8 ton
5 ft round bale 5ft diam x 5ft length 98 cu ft hay, 1/4 ton
Hesston or transport bale 3ft x 4ft x 8ft 96 cu ft hay, 1/4 ton
Hesston or transport bale 3ft x 4ft x 6ft 72 cu ft hay, 1/5 ton

So, there are roughly 6-7 small bales to a 4ft bale, two 4ft bales to a 5 ft bale or a transport bale (size varies)which is equivalent to 9-12 small bales.


Barrels or drums
1 litre0.22 English gallon 0.035 cu ft 1.76pints35.2 fl oz
1 drum 35 English gallons350 lbs (water)159 litres5.6 cu ft42 US gallons
1 cu metre1,000 litres 1,000 kgs water1 tonne water35.316 cu ft1.3 tonnes seawater
1 tonne 2,205 lbs220 English gallonsabout 8 drums waterabout 9 drums diesel

UK "Dammed lies" 2007
Agriworkers inc part-time & seasonal484,000(DEFRA) or 2% of the 22 million workforce
Agriculture's contribution to GDP£7.3 billion or about 1%
Agricultural land inc forestry etc18.3 million hectares or 70,000 sq miles
UK land area94,475 sq miles
Total humanoids62 million
Total motor cars33 million
Total cows6 million
Total sheep24 million
Total pigs4 million
Total fowl135 million
Total goats83,000
Total farmed deer23,000
Total alpacas15,000
Total sheep wool production28,000 tonnes
Total alpaca fibre production30 tonnes
Total horses1 million
Total donkeys10,000
Total dogs7 million
Total cats10 million
Total insectsOne UK rural square mile contains more insects than the world's human population (6 billion plus) according to Factoids from Steve Wright. Which would give a UK insect population of 420,000 billion. Quite a lot of protein on the hoof. Well, assume one insect weighs one gram. The UK insect population weighs about 420,000 million tonnes. Or about 21,000 million big cows. Each such cow's hide would make 9 pairs of shoes or boots. How many loads of old cobblers would you then need to shoe the UK population ?

Quotes to wait for the bus with

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