230 Mr. Ddahigarre on French and £ngli/li Mea fares. 



The Englifli^mile of 1760 yards Is equal to about 825 



French fathoms, as the fathom is equal to y6 3-4 Englifh inches. 



The Enghfh gallon of grain contain? 222 cubic French 



inches. 



Two gallons make a peck, which is the quarter part of a 

 bullielj'and contain 444 cubic French inches. 



The Enghfli Bufliel, as ufcd in London, contains 1778 cubic 

 French inches ; the French bulhel, as ufed in Paris, contains 

 640 cubic inches and 71-100 of an inch. 



Thus fomething lefs than three French bufliels or what 

 they call half a mine in Paris, is equal to an Englifh or 

 ftatute bufhel. 



' An Englifh quarter containing eight bufliels is equal to 

 one French feptier, 8 and 1-2 bufhels. 



TABLES of Progreffion, to reduce 

 various French acres, and to fliew 

 how many feet and fquare fathoms 

 are contained in the fquare rod, ac- 

 cording to its fui-face from i8 to 

 22 feet. 



The Rod 



having 



feet. 



18 



«9 



20 



21 

 22 



How many feet and fquare fathoms 

 arc contained in a fquare acre, ac- 

 cording to its furfftce from i8 to 

 2Z feet. 



The Rod 



having 



feet. 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



