Tracy,
	
	That ton of food was more likely a ton of hay than it was a ton
of corn.  While some part of the food may have been corn, you can bet
that it would have been a small part.

	Also, a significant portion of the ton of food would have simply
come from the mule foraging from the ground itself (vs. harvested hay). 

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I noted with some humor Yesterday's news that a farmer in Tennesee
switched back to mules to plow and saved money.

So I did some checking on an old Civil War logistics statistic that I
remembered (wargaming has its uses!)  It says:

"A team of six mules drawing a wagon carrying 1.5 tons of supplies could
travel approximately 333 miles on one ton of food. Multiplying 1.5 tons
by 333 miles yields 500 ton-miles of transport capacity generated by
that ton of mule forage."

So this brings to mind the oft 25 Gallon/Feed a Person for a year
statistic.  Oddly enough, I can't find how much corn that is anywhere.

I'd be curious to know how much corn that really is.

I'd also be curious to know how much corn a mule need a year also.

Tracy Johnson
Measurement Specialties Inc.
BT






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