- Pile bottom length (without ramps) is 60 ft, the filing ramp is gone, so enter 0.01. ...
- The spreadsheet calculates 508 tons of dry matter weight in red.
- Divide by 0.35 to convert to standard 65% moisture: 508/0.35 = 1,451 tons wet silage.
The pounds of silage in the silo is calculated by multiplying: Length (ft) x width (ft) x depth (ft) x density (lb/cu-ft) at the final moisture content. For example the silo is 50 feet long by 30 feet wide and the silage averages 12 feet deep.Sep 28, 2012
How many tons of silage is an acre?
silage per acre can be expected for each 6 to 7 bushels of grain per acre. For example, if expected grain yield is 125 bushels per acre, corn silage yields will be about 18 to 20 tons per acre of 30% dry matter silage (5 to 6 tons per acre dry matter yield).Aug 5, 2016
How much is silage per ton?
How many bushels are in a ton of shell corn?
"Yes," he said. "Wheat and soybeans weigh 60 pounds to the bushel, corn weighs 56 pounds, and so on. To translate bushels into tons, you'd divide the weight-per-bushel into 2,000; to translate bushels into metric tons, you'd divide into 2,204."Feb 28, 1980
How much does a bushel of corn weigh?
Alfalfa Seed Per Bushel 60 Pounds
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Corn, Shelled Per Bushel 56 Pounds
Cotton Seed Per Bushel 32 Pounds
Cranberries Per Bushel 33 Pounds
Cucumbers Per Bushel 48 Pounds