MEASUREMENTS OF CAPACITY- WEIGHTS. 737 



16 cubic feet make 1 cord foot cd. ft. 



8 cord feet, or ) 



" 1 cord of wood cd. 



128 cubic feet, ) 



24 1 cubic feet " 1 perch of stone or masonry. . .pch. 



A load of earth is one cubic yard. 



A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4 feet high is a cord. 



A perch of stone or of masonry is 1G| feet long, l feet wide and 1 foot high. 



MEASUKEMENTS OF CAPACITY. 

 873. LIQUID. 



TABLE. 



4 gills (:ji.) make 1 pint pt. 



L* pints " 1 quart qt. 



4 quarts " 1 gallon gal. 



31 gallons " 1 barrel bbl. 



2 barrels, or C3 gallons, " 1 hogshead hhd. 



4. The following dimensions are also in use : 



TABLE. 



36 gallons make 1 barrel of beer. 



54 gallons, or l barrels, " 1 hogshead of beer. 



42 gallons " 1 tierce. 



:sheads, or 120 gallons, " 1 pipe or butt. 

 2 pipes, or 4 hogsheads " 1 tun. 



WEIGHTS. 



TROY. 



815. Use-! in \v ;, silver, an-l tc. 



TA1 



24 grains (gr.) 'make 1 pennyweight pwt. or dwt. 



'Ji> i> n :y weights " 1 u; 



1 'J o noes 11'. 



176 ounces troy =144 ounces avoirdupois. 



