A few examples of this kind of justice will soon restore discipline to the army, and pacify the inhabitants of the country occupied.
Experience is the best guide in estimating the amount of hay or grain that may be taken from a given field: the produce of an acre is, of course, very different for different soils and climates.

In distributing the burdens to the several pack-horses and wagons employed in conveying the forage to the army, it is important for the foraging officers to know the relative weight and bulk of each article.
Ordinary pressed hay in this country will average about.

12 lbs.

per cubic foot.
Wheat.

.