4 TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



LIQUID MEASURE 



4 gills (gi.) =1 pint pt. 



2 pintvS =1 quart qt. 



4 quarts =1 gallon gal. 



31 J gallons =1 barrel bbl. 



2 barrels, or 63 gallons =1 hogshead hhd. 



hhd. bbl. gal. qt. pt. gi. 

 1 =2 = 63=252 = 504 = 2,016 



The U. S. gallon contains 231 cu. in. = .134 cu. ft., nearly; 

 or 1 cu. ft. contains 7.481 gal. The following cylinders contain 

 the given measures very closely: 



Diam. Height, 



Inches Inches 



Gill 1J 3 



Pint 3J 3 



Quart 3i 6 



Diam. Height 



Inches Inches 



Gallon 7 6 



8 gal 14 12 



10 gal 14 15 



When water is at its maximum density, 1 cu. ft. weighs 

 62.425 Ib. and 1 gal. weighs 8.345 Ib. 



For approximations, 1 cu. ft. of water is considered equal 

 to 7i gal., and 1 gal. as weighing 8J Ib. 



The British imperial gallon, both liquid and dry, contains 

 277.463 cu. in. = .16046 cu. ft., and is equivalent to the volume 

 of 10 Ib. of pure water at 62 F. 



To reduce British to U. S. liquid gallons, multiply by 1.2. 

 Conversely, to convert U. S. into British liquid gallons, divide 

 by 1.2; or, decrease the number of gallons one-sixth. 



MISCELLANEOUS TABLE 



12 articles = 1 dozen 20 quires = 1 ream 



12 dozen = 1 gross 1 league = 3 miles 



12 gross = 1 great gross 1 fathom = 6 feet 



2 articles = 1 pair 1 hand = 4 inches 



20 articles = 1 score 1 palm = 3 inches 



24 sheets = 1 quire 1 span = 9 inches 



1 meter =3 feet 3| inches (nearly) 



