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Useful
Information
Weights
and
Ins.
Feet
Yards
Fath.
Rods
Measures
DRY M E A S U R E .
LONG M E A S U R E (Measures of Length).
Mile
Furl.
The Standard Bushel contains 2150.42 Cubic Inches, or 77.627013
Pounds Avoirdupois of pure water a t maximum density. Its legal
dimensions a r e 181/2 Inches diameter inside, 191/2 Inches outside, and 8
Inches deep; and when heaped the cone must be 6 Inches high,
making a heaped Bushel equal t o 11/4 struck ones.
Pints
Quarts
Gallons
Pecks
Bushels
Cubic Inches
3
6080.26 Feet=1.15 S t a t u t e Mile=1 Nautical Mile or Knot.
SQUARE
Sq.Ins.
M E A S U R E (Measures o f Surface).
Sq. Feet
Sq.Rods
Sq. Yards
Acre
Roods
The British Imperial Bushel contains 2218.2 Cubic Inches and
equals 1.03 U. S. Bushels.
AVOIRDUPOIS OR C O M M E R C I A L W E I G H T .
640 Acres = 1 Square Mile.
An Acre=a square whose side is 69.57 Yards or 208.71 Feet.
The Grain is t h e same in Troy, Apothecaries and Avoirdupois
Weights. The Standard Avoirdupois Pound is t h e weight of 27.7015
Cubic Inches of distilled water weighed in t h e air at 35.85 degrees
Fahr., Barometer at 30 Inches. 27.343 Grains=1 Drachm.
Drachms
ozs.
Lbs.
Long Qrs.
Long Cwt.
Long Ton
C U B I C M E A S U R E (Measures of Volume).
Cu. Ins.
A Cord of
Cu. Feet
Cu. Yard
Wood= 128 Cubic Feet, being 4 feet x 4 feet x 8 feet.
42 Cubic Feet a Ton of Shipping.
1Perch of Masonry=243/4 Cubic Feet, being 161/2 x 11/2 f e e t x 1 foot,
The above table gives-what is known as t h e Long Ton.
Short Ton weighs 2000 Pounds.
TROY W E I G H T
For Gold, Silver and Precious Metals.
Dwts.
ozs.
Lbs.
Grains
L I Q U I D OR W I N E MEASURE.
The U. S. Standard Gallon measures 231 Cubic Inches, or 8.33888
Pounds Avoirdupois of pure water. a i about 39.85 degrees Fahr. the
Barometer at 30 Inches.
Gills
Pint:
Quarts Gallons Tierces
HOPSheads
Puncheons
The
Pipes
Tun
Cubic
Inches
175 Pounds Troy
Avoirdupois.
Pounds Avoirdupois X
= Pounds Troy.
X 1.2153 =Pounds Avoirdupois.
Pounds Troy
The Jewelers' Carat is equal in t h e United States t o 3.2 Grains ;
in London t o 3.17 Grains ; in Paris t o 3.18 Grains.
APOTHECARlES'WEIGHT.
United States and British.
I n Troy and Apothecaries' Weights t h e Grain, Ounce and Pound
are t h e same.
Grams
Scruples
ozs.
Drachms
Lbs.
A Cubic Foot contains 71/2 Gallons.
The British Imperial Gallon contains one-fifth more than the
U. S. Gallon.
To reduce Imperial Gallon t o Wine Measure deduct one-sixth.
The Metric System.
M E A S U R E S OF LENGTH.
Equivalents in Denominations in use.
Metric Denominations and Values.
WEIGHTS.
Metric Denominations and Values.
No. Grams
Names
Millier or tonneau
Quintal
Myriagram
.
Kilogram or kilo
Hectogram
Dekagram
Gram
Decigram
Centigram
Milligram
Equivalents in Denominations in use.
Weight of what quantity of
Avoirdupois
water a t maximum density.
Weight.
cubic meter
hectoliter
liters
liter
deciliter
e. centimeters
c . centimeter
c. centimeter
c. millimeters
c. millimeter
pounds
Pounds
Pounds
pounds
Ounces
ounce
grains
grains
grain
grain
M E A S U R E S OF SURFACE.
Metric Denominations and Values.
Hectare
Are
Centare
=
=
Equivalents in Denominations in use.
10,000 square meters
100 square meters
1 square meter
=
=
2.471 acres
119.6 square yards
1.550 square inches
LONG M E A S U R E .
Millimeters
Millimeters
Centimeters
Centimeters
Meters
Meters
Meters
Kilometers
Kilometers
Kilometers
Square millimeters
Square millimeters
Square centimeters
Square centimeters
Square meters
Square kilometers
Hectares
square inches
square inches
square inches
square inches
square f e e t
acres
acres
meters
meters
meters
meters
meter
of a meter
of a m e t e r :
of a meter
miles
mile, or 3,280 feet 10 ins.
feet and 1 inch
inches
inches
inches
inch
inch
M E A S U R E S O F CAPACITY.
Metric Denominations and Values.
Names
No. Liters
Cubic Measure
Equivalents in Denominations in use.
Dry Measure
Wine Measure
Kiloliter =
Hectoliter =
Decaliter =
Liter
=
Deciliter =
Centiliter =
Milliliter =
cubic yards
2 bush. 3.35pecks=
9.08 quarts
=
quart
6.1022 cubic ins. =
0.6102 cubic ins. =
0.061 cubic ins. =
Metric Constants.
inches
inches
inches
inches
inches (Act of Congress)
feet
yards
miles
feet
miles
SQUARE M E A S U R E .
Myriameter
Kilometer
Hectometer
Dekameter
Meter
Decimeter
Centimeter
Millimeter
Cubic centimeters
Cubic centimeters
Cubic centimeters
Cubic meters
Cubic meters
Cubic meters
cubic meter
cubic meter
c.decimeters :
c. decimeter
c. decimeter .
c. centimeters:
c. centimeter
gals.
26.417 gals.
2.6417gals.
1.0567qts.
0.845 gill
0.338fld. oz
0.27 fld.dr.
CUBIC MEASURE.
cubic inches
fluid drachms (U. S. P.)
fluid ounce (U. S. P.)
cubic f e e t
cubic yards
gallons (231 cubic inches)
LIQUID MEASURE.
Liters
Liters
Liters
Liters
Liters
Hectoliters
Hectoliters
Hectoliters
Hectoliters
cubic inches (Act of Congress)
fluid ounces (U. S. Phar.)
gallons (231 cubic inches)
gallons (231 cubic inches)
cubic feet
cubic feet
bushels (2150.42 cubic inches)
cubic yards
gallons (231 cubic inches)