TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 3 



AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 



437 i grains (gr.) =1 ounce oz. 



16 ounces = 1 pound Ib. 



100 pounds =1 hundredweight cwt. 



20 cwt., or 2,000 Ib = 1 ton T. 



T. cwt. Ib. oz. gr. 



1 = 20 = 2,000 = 32,000 = 14,000,000 

 The avoirdupois pound contains 7,000 gr. 



LONG-TON TABLE 



16 ounces = 1 pound Ib. 



112 pounds =1 hundredweight cwt. 



20 cwt., or 2,240 Ib = 1 ton T. 



TROY WEIGHT 



24 grains (gr.) =1 pennyweight pwt. 



20 pennyweights =1 ounce oz. 



12 ounces = 1 pound Ib. 



Ib. oz. pwt. gr. 

 1 = 12 = 240 = 5,760 



DRY MEASURE 



2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart qt. 



8 quarts =1 peck pk. 



4 pecks =1 bushel bu. 



bu. pk. qt. pt. 

 1 = 4 = 32 = 64 



The U. S. struck bushel contains 2,150.42 cu. in. = 1.2444 

 cu. ft. By law, its dimensions are those of a cylinder 18 in. 

 in diameter and 8 in. deep. The heaped bushel is equal to 

 11 struck bu., the cone being 6 in. high. For approximations, 

 the bushel may be taken at 11 cu. ft.; or 1 cu. ft. may be 

 considered f bu. 



The British bushel contains 2,218.19 cu. in. = 1.2837 cu. ft. 

 - 1.032 U. S. bu. 



The dry gallon contains 268.8 cu, in., being | struck bu. 



