Grain in 55 gallon barrels? How many make a ton?

[tallgrass]

Sound like a reasonable question.

How many barrels per ton for:

Corn (whole)
Corn(cracked)
Wheat
Oats

etc etc

Thanks for looking.

 

[FireTigeris]

would depend on the density of the grain...

how many 50# bags fit into a 55gal drum?

a 50# bag is 1/40th of a ton.

so if you had... lets say 50# bags of flour and 40 fit into the 55 gal drum, then one ton will fit.... if 20 bags, 1/2 a ton or 1000# will fit.

Hope this helps

Oh my feed store is good about those kind of estimates, so call your feed store... also can you haul several tons at a time?


http://fieldcrop.msu.edu/uploads/documents/Silo weights and measures.pdf

above is a helpful link as long as you can do math fairly well.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

I'd say at least 8
I know a 30 gallon trash can will hold 150 lbs, so I'd allow 250 per barrel.

Exact weight would vary with types and sizes of grain, and moisture contents

If you fill them COMPLETELY full, you may get 300 lbs per barrel according to this formula:

1 Cubic ft Corn = 45 lbs
1 50 gallon barrel = 6.68 Cu Ft

45 X 6.68 = 300.6