trying to see how much feed my steer eats in pounds. he is eating 18 quarts a day
2007-11-16 07:27:15 · 13 answers · asked by arizona 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Agriculture
Get you a bucket, weigh it, measure out 10 quarts of your feed into the bucket weigh it again, subtract the weight of the bucket and divide by 10. Now you know how much 1 quart of your feed weighs, but remember it is good only for your feed mix . If you change feeds you will need to weigh again.
2007-11-16 11:34:41 · answer #1 · answered by john h 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
If your feed is consistent in density, the only way to determine how many pounds of feed your steer is consuming is to weigh one quart of the feed and than multiply that weight by the number of quarts he is consuming.
If you are buying your feed by the bag, you are probably paying for the feed by weight. Since you know how much a bag of feed weighs, you can keep track of the number of quarts of feed you get from a bag and then determine how many pounds of feed are in each quart.
The only direct conversion of quarts into pounds would be that of water where a pint is a pound, and a quart is two pints, therefore one quart of water weighs 2 pounds.
2007-11-17 01:16:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you figure out the weight of your quart of feed be sure to understand the amount of moisture in the feed. Your total pounds of dry matter vary depending on the feed being utilized. You should be feeding enough energy to achieve a 2-3 pound rate of gain per day on your steer. Try to feed at least 2% of the animals body weight in dry matter of the feed that you have available.
2007-11-17 16:20:23 · answer #3 · answered by lazydaysranch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weigh a quart of feed and multiply by 18.
2007-11-17 15:05:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll have to weigh a quart of the feed. A quart of popcorn, for instance, will not weigh the same as a quart of dried peas.
2007-11-17 08:08:19 · answer #5 · answered by Gardenclaire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weigh 1 quart of feed and x 18 and that will be approx the weight of feed per day
2007-11-17 05:30:01 · answer #6 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no direct conversion, unless you know how much 1 quart of feed weighs, even approximately (because quarts are volume and pounds are weight, and different materials weigh different amounts per volume unit)
2007-11-16 07:31:06 · answer #7 · answered by maddog27271 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you're dealing with water (where 1 quart = 2 lbs) you can't because one is a measure of volume and one is a measure of weight.
2007-11-16 15:19:35 · answer #8 · answered by innerbanks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don,t think you can do it because quarts is a volume and pounds is weight, so equal amount of quarts of different materials will weight a different amount of pounds.
2007-11-16 07:56:00 · answer #9 · answered by Yury V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need the following English and metric conversions:
1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 foot = 12 inches
5280 feet=1 mile
100 centimeters =1 meter
1 kilometer=1000 meters
1.057 quart =1 liter
1 liter =1000 cm3
1 pound=4.45 newtons
http://www.physics.orst.edu/~rubin/nacphy/HSPhysics/data/chaps/ch01.html
2007-11-16 07:43:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋