USEFUL TABLES 3 



AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 



437.5 grains (gr.) = 1 ounce oz. 



16 ounces = 1 pound lb. 



100 pounds. . . ; = 1 hundredweight cwt. 



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



1 T. = 20 cwt. = 2,000 lb. = 32,000 oz. = 14,000,000 gr. 

 The avoirdupois pound contains 7,000 gr. 



LONG-TON TABLE 



16 ounces = 1 pound lb. 



112 pounds = 1 hundredweight cwt. 



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



TROY WEIGHT 



24 grains (gr.) =1 pennyweight pwt. 



20 pennyweights = 1 ounce oz. 



12 ounces = 1 pound lb. 



1 lb. = 12 oz. =240 pwt. =5,760 gr. 



DRY MEASURE 



2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart qt- 



8 quarts = 1 peck pk- 



4 pecks = 1 bushel bu. 



1 bu. = 4 pk. = 32 qt. = 64 pt. 



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

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

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

 1 J struck bushels, the cone being 6 in. high. The dry gallon 

 contains 268.8 cu. in., being J struck bushel. 



For approximations, the bushel may be taken at 1J cu. ft.; 

 or 1 cu. ft. may be considered f bushel. 



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

 = 1.032U. S. bushels. 



LIQUID MEASURE 



4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint pt. 



2 pints = 1 quart qt. 



4 quarts = 1 gallon gal. 



31i gallons = 1 barrel bbl. 



2 barrels, or 63 gallons. . . = 1 hogshead hhd. 



1 hhd. = 2 bbl. =63 gal. = 252 qt. = 504 pt. = 2,016 gi. 



