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                 SURFACE

Centare (1 square meter) = 1,550    sq. inches.
Are (100 square meters)  =   119.6  sq. yards
Hectare (10,000sq. meters)=      2.471 acres.

               METRIC EQUIVALENTS.

1 grain                  =   0.06480 gram
1 ounce                  =  28.3495  grams.
1 pound                  =   0.45359 kilogram.
1 dram (apoth.)          =   3.6967  grams.
1 scruple (apoth.)       =   1.2322  grams.
1 quart (dry)            =   1.1012  liters.
1 peck (dry)             =   8.8098  liters.
1 bushel                 =   0.35239 
                              hectoliter.
1 quart (liq.)           =   0.94636 liter.
1 gallon                 =   3.78543 liters.
1 inch                   =   25.4001 
                              millimeters.
1 inch                   =    2.54001 
                              centimeters.
1 inch                   =    0.0254  meter.
1 foot                   =    0.3048  meter.
1 yard                   =    0.9144  meter.
1 mile                   =    1.6093  
                              kilometers.
1 sq. inch               =  645.16    sq. 
                              millimeters.
1 sq. foot               =    0.0929  sq. 
                              meter.
1 sq. yard               =    0.8361  sq. 
                              meter.
1 sq. mile               =    2.5900  sq. 
                              kilometers.
1 acre                   =    0.4017 hectare.
1 cubic inch             =   16.387   cubic 
                              millimeters
1 cubic foot             =    0.02832 cubic 
                              meter.
1 cubic yard             =    0.7645  cubic 
                              meter.

  

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I think we have the chief
  of all love's joys,
Only in knowing that we
  love each other.
                          George Etiot.

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