AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 155 



60 Ibs. make 1 barrel of peas. 



60 " " 1 " potatoes. 



45 " " 1 " timothy-seed. 



57 " " 1 " onions. 



28 " " 1 u apples or peaches (dried). 



50 " " 1 u salt. 



A sack of wool is 22 stone, that is, 14 Ibs. to the stone, 

 308 Ibs. 



A pack of wool is 17 stone 2 Ibs. =240 Ibs. a pack load 

 for a horse. 



A truss of hay is, new, 60 Ibs. ; old, 50 Ibs. ; straw, 40 

 Ibs. A load of hay is 36 trusses. A hale of hay is 300 Ibs. 

 A firkin of hutter was formerly 56 Ibs. 

 A hale of cotton is 400 Ibs., but it is put up in different 

 States varying from 280 to 720 ibs. Sea Island cotton is 

 put up in sacks of 300 Ibs. 



