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[[preprinted]] [[Image - Frame around heading]] Weights = Measures MEASURES OF WEIGHT. – Avoirdupois : 1 pound equals 7000 grains; 16 drams, 1 ounce; 16 ounces, 1 pound; 112 pounds, 1 hundredweight; 20 hundredweight, 1 ton. Troy : 1 pound equals 5760 grains; 24 grains, 1 pennyweight; 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce; 12 ounces, 1 pound. Apothecaries’ : 1 pound equals 5760 grains; 20 grains, 1 scruple; 3 scruples, 1 dram; 8 drams, 1 ounce; 12 ounces, 1 pound. Metric : 1 kilogramme equals 1000 grammes, equals 2.2 Avoirdupois pounds. MEASURES OF LENGTH. – Customary : 12 inches equal 1 foot; 16 ½ feet, 1 rod; 40 rods, 1 furlong; 8 furlongs, 1 statute mile; 1 statute mile, 5280 feet or 1760 yards; 1 marine league, 3 nautical miles; 1 fathom, 6 feet; 1 nautical mile equals 6080.2 feet. Metric : 1000 millimetres equal 1 metre; 1000 metres, 1 kilometre; 1 metre equals 39.37 inches. SURFACE OF SQUARE MEASURE. – Customary : 144 square inches equal 1 square foot; 9 square feet, 1 square yard; 30.25 square yards, 1 square rood; 40 square roods, 1 acre; 640 acres, 1 square mile; 1 acre equals 208.7 feet square. Metric : 1 square metre equals 10.764 square feet; 100 square metres equal 1 are; 1 hectare equals 100 acres; or 2.471 acres. SOLID OR CUBIC MEASURE. – Customary : 1728 cubic inches equal 1 cubic foot; 27 cubic feet, 1 cubic yard; 40 cubic feet of round timber, 1 ton; 50 cubic feet of hewn timber, 1 ton;128 cubic feet of wood (4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet), 1 cord; 24.75 cubic feet of stone, 1 perch – usually 16 ½ feet by 1 ½ feet by 1 foot, but varies greatly. Metric : 1000 cubic centimetres equal 1 litre; 1 litre equals 1.0567 quarts. LIQUID MEASURE. –English gallon equals 277.274 cubic inches, or 1.20032 U.S. gallons; 4 gills, 1 pint; 2 pints, 1 quart; 4 quarts, 1 gallon. DRY MEASURE. – 1 bushel equals 2150.42 cubic inches; 2 pints, 1 quart; 4 quarts, 1 gallon; 2 gallons, 1 peck; 4 pecks, 1 bushel. Metric : 10 millilitres equal 1 centilitre; 10 centilitres, 1 decilitre; 10 decilitres, 1 litre; 1 litre, 0.908 dry quart. CAPACITY OF BOXES. 25 in. sq., 11.66 in. deep = Approx. 1 wine barrel. 20 " " [[Dittos for: in. sq.]] 9.10 " " [[Dittos for: in. deep]] = " [[Ditto for: Approx]] 1 wine half barrel. 17 " [[Ditto for: in.]] x 14 in. 9.00 " " [[Dittos for: in. deep]] = " [[Ditto for: Approx]] 1 bushel. 10 " [[Ditto for: in.]] x 12 " [[Ditto for: in.]] 9.00 " " [[Dittos for: in. deep]] = " [[Ditto for: Approx]] ½ " [[Ditto for: bushel.]] 8 " [[Ditto for: in.]] sq., 8.40 " " [[Dittos for: in. deep]] = " [[Ditto for: Approx]] 1 peck. 8 " " [[Ditto for: in. sq.]] 4.20 " " [[Dittos for: in. deep]] = " [[Ditto for: Approx]] 1 gal. (dry measure).. 7 " [[Ditto for: in.]] diam., 6.00 " " [[Dittos for: in. deep]] = " [[Ditto for: Approx]] 1 gal. (liquid measure). [[/preprinted]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] The Metric System The Metric System of Weights and Measures has been legalized by act of Congress, July 18, 1896. METRIC WEIGHTS. - 10 milligrames make 1 centigram, 10 centigrams 1 decigram, 10 decigrams 1 gram, 10 grams 1 dekagram, 10 dekagrams 1 hektogram, 10 hektograms 1 kilogram, 1,000 kilograms. METRIC MEASURES. - (One milliliter equals cubic centimeter.) 10 milliliters make 1 centiliter, 10 centiliters 1 deciliter, 10 deciliters 1 liter, 10 liters 1 dekaliter, 10 dekaliters 1 hektoliter, 10 hektoliters 1 kiloliter. METRIC LENGTHS. - 10 millimeters make 1 centimeter, 10 centimeters 1 decimeter, 10 decimeters 1 meter, 10 meters 1 dekameter, 10 dekameters 1 hektometer, 10 hektometers 1 kilometer. APPROXIMATE EQUIVALENTS A meter is about a yard; a kilo is about 2 pounds; a liter is about a quart; a centimeter is about 1/3 inch; a metric ton is about same as an ordinary ton; a kilometer is about 1/2 mile; a cubic centimeter is about a thimbleful. A nickel five-cent piece of our coinage is a handy key to metric measures and weights. It is two centimeters in diameter and weighs five grams. PRECISE EQUIVALENTS 1 acre equals .4047 hectar; 1 bushel, 35.24 liters; 1 centimeter .3937 inch; 1 cubic centimeter, .0610 cubic inch; 1 cubic foot, .0283 cubic meter; 1 cubic inch, 16.39 cubic cent.; 1 cubic meter, 35.31 cubic feet; 1 cubic meter, 1.308 cubic yards; 1 cubic yard, .7645 cubic meter; 1 foot, 30.48 centimeters; 1 gallon, 3.785 liters; 1 grain, .0648 gram; 1 gram, 15.43 grains; 1 hectar, 2.471 acres; i inch, 25.40 millimeters; 1 kilogram, 2.20 pounds, 1 kilometer, .6214 miles; 1 liter, .9081 quart (dry); 1 liter, 1.057 quart (liquid); 1 meter, 3.281 feet; 1 mile, 1.609 kilometers; 1 millimeter, .0394 inch; 1 ounce (avd.), 28.35 grams; 1 ounce (Troy), 31.10 grams; 1 peck, 8.809 liters; 1 pint, .4732 liter; 1 pound, .4536 kilogram; 1 quart (dry), 1.101 liters; 1 quart (liquid), .9464 liter; 1 sq. centimeter, .1550 sq. inch; 1 sq. foot, .0927 sq. meter; 1 sq. inch, 6.452 sq. cent.; 1 sq. meter, 1.196 sq. yards; 1 sq. meter, 10.76 sq. feet; 1 sq. yard, .8361 sq meter; 1 ton (2,000 lbs), .9072 metric ton; 1 ton (2,240 lbs.), 1.017 metric ton; 1 ton (metric), 1.102 ton (2000 lbs.); 1 ton (metric), 9.842 ton (2,240 lbs.); 1 yard, .9144 meter.
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