Hay Bale Weight API
Hay and forage bale maths as an API, computed locally and deterministically — the weight, dry-matter and feed-supply numbers a rancher, hay producer or livestock manager plans winter feed with. The round-bale endpoint gives the weight from the cylinder volume (π·r²·width) × the dry-matter density (typically ~9–12 lb/ft³ for cured hay), so a 5×5 ft bale runs about 1,000 lb, and reports the dry-matter weight (≈88 % of as-fed) that actually feeds the animals — buy and ration on dry matter, not gate weight. The square-bale endpoint gives the weight of a rectangular bale from its length, width and height (÷ 1,728 for cubic feet from inches) × the density — a typical 14×18×36-inch small square is about 50 lb, big 3×3 or 4×4 ft bales hundreds — with a reminder that high moisture both adds weight and risks mould and barn-fire heating. The feed-supply endpoint sizes the stack: feed needed = head × daily intake × days (cattle eat ~2–2.5 % of bodyweight, about 25–30 lb of dry matter for a beef cow), and bales = that ÷ the bale weight, so 30 cows for 120 days at 30 lb is about 108 thousand-pound bales — add 10–20 % for feeding waste. Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for ranch- and farm-management tools, hay-trading and livestock apps, and ag calculators. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. US units; densities are estimates. 3 compute endpoints. For grain storage use a grain-bin API; for rotational grazing a grazing API.
api.oanor.com/baleweight-api
