AND GENERAL HORTICULTURE. 



525 



MEASUKES OF WEIGHT. 



English. 

 is equal to .015434 or j'j grains troy. 

 .15434 

 1.5434 



15.4.32 or 15 >j 

 " .32154 ounces troy. 



" 3.527 ounces avoir. 



' 2.2046 or 2J pounds avoir. 



' 22.046 



French. 

 The milligramme 

 The centigramme 

 The decigramme 

 The gramme 

 The decagramme 

 The hectogramme 

 The kilogramme 

 The myriagramme 



The gramme, unit of weight in the metrical 

 system, is equal to a cubic centimetre of dis- 

 tilled water in vacuo at its maximum density, 

 or 390° Fah. 



MEASURES OF CAPACITY. 



French. 

 A miUilitre . . is equal to 

 A centilitre . . " 



A decilitre . . " 



A hire, the unit of the measure of 



capacity, is equal to 1 cubic 



decimetre (see " Linear Mea- 



.sure "). or 6i.028 cubic or 

 A decalitre . . is equal to 



A hectolitre . . " 



A kilolitre . . " 



A myrialitre . . " 



English. 

 .061028 cubic inches. 

 .61028 

 6.1028 



1.761 imp. pints. 

 2.2 imp. gallons. 

 2.75 imp. bushels. 

 35.317 cubic feet. 

 353.17 



APPROXIMATE VALUES. 



1 metre 



1 decimetre . 



5 metres 



1 kilometre 



1 square metre 



1 hectare 



1 cubic metre 



1 litre . 



1 hectolitre 



1 gramme 



1 kilogramme 



Tonneaur= 1,000 kilos 



is equal to 3 feet 3^ inches. 



" 4 inches. 



" 1 rod. 



" 5 furlongs. 



" 10^4 square feet. 



" 2>2 acres. 

 " '4 cord. 



" 1 quart. 



" 232 bushels. 



" 15>2 grains. 

 " 2^ pounds. 



" 1 ton. 



"Weight in Pounds of Legal Bushels of Va- 

 rious Articles in the following States : 



Maine 



New Hampshire . . . 



Vermont 



Massachusetts 



Connecticut 



New York 



New Jersey 



Pennsylvania 



Delaware 



Maryland 



Dist. of Columbia. 



Virginia 



West Virginia 



North Carolina 



South Carolina. . . . 



Georgia 



Louisiana 



Arkansas 



Tennessee 



Kentucky 



Ohio 



Michigan 



Indiana 



Illinois 



Wisconsin 



Minnesota 



Iowa 



Missouri 



Kansas 



Nebraska 



California 



Oregon 



; 48 56 50|52j30 601 . . |60i60 64 

 .. 56 50 . .i30 60!56!601.. 60, 



48 .. .. ..!32 60 56,60 



48 56 .50 52 32 60 56 fiO' 



45 56 . . 

 48 58 . . 

 50 56 . . 

 48 56 . . 

 . . 56 . . 

 48 56.. 

 48 56 48 

 48 .56 50 

 52 56 48 

 50 54 46 

 56 56 50 



64 60 42 



62 60 45 



70 



86 



. .'-.^8 60 56 56' 

 .. 32 60 56 60| 

 .. 30 60 56160 .|..|64 

 .. 30 96 56 60 . . .. 62 

 ..'.. ..!.. 601.. ..'.. ..:.. 

 57 32 60 56l60 . . 162 64 45J56 

 ol 32 56'56]60'55 t.2 60 45]50 

 .. ■&> 60 56160 56 60 64 45 . . 

 . . 32 60 56|60;60 60 60 45 

 .. 30 ..!56 60 ..1..I64 .. 



57 33 60 56 60' . . 16O 60 . . 50 

 .. 56 48:57 35 561.. i60j.... 160 45 56 

 ..'56 .. ..'32 ..|32'60L. ..I.. |.. 

 52 56 50|57 32 60 56 60 . . '60 60 45 50 

 50 56 5056 32 60 56 60 . . 60 .. 45.. 

 52 56 50 57 33 56 56 60 . . 60 60 45:50 

 .50 56 . . 50 32 60 56'60 . . 60 60 45' . . 

 48 56 . . I54 32 60 56|60 58 60 60 45 56 

 50 56 50;4S 32 60 56 60 . . 60 60 . . 50 

 52 56 48 57 32 60 56 60 . . 60 60 . . ioO 

 50 56 .. ..32 60 56l60 ..!.. 60 . . ! . . 

 42 56 .. ..32 60 56 60,.. .. 60 ..!.. 

 52 56 . . 57 33 60 56,60 . . 60 60 45,50 

 52 56 . . 57 32 60 56 60 . . 60 60 45|.50 

 50 56 5057 32 60 56 ',60 55 60 60 45J50 

 52 56 50 57 34 60 56:60 55 60 60 45:50 

 40 52 ..!.. 32 ..'54 60 ..!.. ..].... 

 42,56 . .I...36,60.56|60|..l.. 60|..|.. 



FOREIGK MOIN^EY. 



ITS VALUE IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY. 



Value. 



Austria, Silver Florin $0 40.7 



Belgium, Gold and Silver Franc 19.3 



Bolivia, Silver 5 Franc 82.3 



Brazil, Gold Milreis (1,000 reis) 54.6 



Bogota, Silver Peso 96.5 



Chili, Gold and Silver Peso 91.2 



China, Silver Tael 1 38.0 



Cuba, Gold and Silver Peso 93.2 



Denmark, Gold Crown 26.8 



Ecuador, Silver Peso 82.3 



Egypt, Gold Piaster 04.9 



France, Gold and Silver Franc 19.3 



Great Britain, Gold Sovereign 4 86.65 



Germany, Gold Mark 23.8 



India, Silver Rupee (16 annas) 39. 



I Value. 



Italy, Gold and Silver Lira $0 19.3 



Japan, Silver Yen 88.8 



Mexico, Silver Dollar 89.4 



Netherlands, Gold and Silver Florin. . . 40.2 

 Norway and Sweden, Gold and Silver 



Crown 26.8 



Peru, Silver Sol 82.3 



Portugal, Gold Milreis (1,000 reis) 1 08. 



Russia, Silver Rouble (100 copecks). . . 65.8 

 Spain, Gold and Silver Peseta (100 cen- 

 times) 19.3 



Turkev, Gold Piaster 04.4 



U. S. of Colombia, Silver Peso 82.3 



Uruguay, Silver Patacon 94.9 



Venezuela, Gold and Silver Bolivar 19.3 



miscella:n^eotjs. 



Various Measures. The United States or Win- 

 CHE.STER Bushel is 18)2 inches diameter (in- 

 side measure\ 19^^ inches outside and 8 inches 

 deep. A struck bushel contains 64 pints=32 

 qts.^8 gallons, equal to 2,150.42 cubic inches 

 (French, 35.2466 litres). When heaped the 

 cone must be not less than 6 inches high, and it 

 then contains 2,747.40 cubic inches. The 

 Imperial Bushel measures 18.8 inches wide 

 and 8 inches deep, and contains when struck 

 2,218.192 cubic inches. A cord measures 

 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet and contains 128 cubic 

 feet. A cubic foot contains 1,728 cubic inches. 

 An acre contains 43,560 square feet, or 4,840 

 square yards. A square acre measui'es very 

 nearly 70 yards, or 210 feet, on each side. A 



10-acre field is 40 rods, or 220 yards, or 660 

 feet, on each side ; to double the length of the 

 side makes four times the area of a field. 

 Cubic yards of soil required to cover an acre 

 four inches deep, 538 ; six inches deep, 807 

 cubic yards. 

 Table for Taking Inside Dimensions : 



A box 24 X 24 X 15 in. will contain a bbl. of 31J gallons. 



" 15 X 14 X 11 in. " " 10 gallons. 



" 8J X 7x 4 in. " " 1 gallon. 



4 X 4 X 3§ in. " " 1 quart. 



" 24 X 28 X 16 in. " " 5 bush. 



" 16 X 12 X Hi in. " " 1 bush. 



" 12xllix Sin. " " ^ bush. 



" 7 X 6| X 12 in. " " 1 peck. 



8| X 8x 4 in. " " ^ peck, or 4 dry qts. 



6 X 5? X 4 in. " " I gallon. 



•• 4x ixaj^jin. " " Ipint 



