Are you sure it wasn't some Tennessee sour mash that caused the swirling? Bill Potts Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Frysinger Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 15:59 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:40345] Re: Metric units in agriculture Thanks! Jason also caught the yards masquerading as meters. I greatly appreciate this help. After hours of looking at it, I see it swirling before my eyes. Jim Ziser, Jesse wrote: > I haven't yet looked through in great detail, but 2 observations: > > 1. In the WOMBAT version of the first example, "m" is used in a couple places where you mean "yd". > I think the numbers are correct though. > > 2. In the metric irrigation example, I see "1 m x 1 m x 1 m =", in > which the trailing equals sign is not supposed to be there. > > --- James Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Folks, >> >> I've finished my first draft of a paper demonstrating metric >> calculations applicable to common agriculture, attached here. My >> goals were 1. to identify and describe the units most commonly used, >> 2. to demonstrate how to use them in typical calculations, and 3. to >> show by example that metric calculations are simpler. >> To avoid putting readers to sleep prior to the meat of the matter, I >> put the definitions at the end. Those readers already conversant with >> the metric system could then get right to the main points. >> >> I could use your help in two ways: >> 1. Check my calculations for math errors; note that some rounding in >> final answers occurred. >> 2. Take an overview and suggest changes. >> Note that I sized the metric and non-metric examples to be similar in >> extent but not mathematically equivalent. These are carried through >> the various examples, so the result from one example calculation >> feeds the next, and so forth. >> >> Many thanks in advance for your help. When it is "smoothed", I will >> pass this out in the Master Gardner Course that I am currently taking. >> >> Jim >> >> -- >> James R. Frysinger >> 632 Stony Point Mountain Road >> Doyle, TN 38559-3030 >> >> (H) 931.657.3107 >> (C) 931.212.0267 >> > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > > > -- James R. Frysinger 632 Stony Point Mountain Road Doyle, TN 38559-3030 (H) 931.657.3107 (C) 931.212.0267
