CHAPTER XXXVII 



STANDARD WEIGHTS AXD MEASURES AND OTHER VALUABLE 

 INFORMATION* 



WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



TKOr WEIGHT 



24 grains 1 pwt. 



20 pwt 1 ounce 



12 ounces 1 pound 



Used for weighing gold, silver and jewels 

 apothecaries' weight 



20 grains 1 scruple 



3 scrnples 1 dram 



8 drams 1 ounce 



12 ounces 1 pound 



The ounce and pound In this are the same 

 as in Troy Weight. 



AVOIRDUPOIS weight 



27 11/32 grains 1 dram 



16 drams 1 ounce 



16 ounces 1 pound 



25 pounds 1 quarter 



4 quarters 1 cwt. 



2,000 pounds 1 short ton 



2,240 pounds 1 long ton 



DRY measure 



2 pints 1 quart 



8 quarts 1 peck 



4 pecks 1 hushel 



36 bushels 1 chaldron 



LIQUID measure 



4 gills 1 pint 



2 pints 1 quart 



4 quarts 1 gallon 



31 J gallons 1 barrel 



2 barrels 1 hogshead 



time measure 



60 seconds 1 minute 



60 minutes 1 hour 



24 hours 1 da.v 



7 days 1 week 



28, 29, 30, or 31 days. . . 1 calendar month 

 (30 days, 1 month in computing interest.) 



3G5 days 1 year 



366 days ; 1 leap year 



CIRCULAR measure 



00 seconds 1 minute 



60 minutes 1 degree 



30 degrees 1 sign 



90 degrees 1 quadrant 



4 quadrants, 12 signs, or 



360 degrees 1 circle 



mariner's measure 



6 feet 1 fathom 



120 fathoms 1 cable length 



7i cable lengths 1 mile 



5.280 feet 1 statute mile 



6,085 feet 1 nautical mile 



LONG measure 



12 inches . 



3 feet . . . 



5 J yards . . 

 40 rods . . . 



8 furlongs 



1 foot 



1 yard 



1 rod 



1 furlong 



1 statute mile 



3 miles j leag 



CLOTH MEASURE 



2J inches i nail 



;* "ail« 1 quarter 



4 quarters i yard 



PAPER MEASURE 



24 sheets 

 20 quires 



1 quire 



1 ream (480 



sheets) 



2 reams i bundle 



5 bundles i bale 



MISCELLANEOUS 



3 inches i palm 



i inches i hand 



,« inches i span 



18 inches i cubit 



21 . 8 inches i Rible cubit 



- ■ o feet 1 military pa< 



SQUARE MEASURE 



144 square inches 1 square foot 



9 square feet l square yard 



30} square yards l square rod 



40 square rods 1 rood 



■i roods 1 acre 



040 acres i square mile 



surveyor's measure 



7.92 inches 1 link 



25 links i rod 



4 rods 1 chain 



10 sq. chains or 160 



sq. rods 1 acre 



640 acres l square 



36 sq. miles (6 miles 



square) 1 township 



ile 



CUBIC measure 



1,728 



27 

 128 

 40 



cubic inches 1 cubic foot 



cubic feet 1 cubic yard 



cubic feet 1 cord (wood) 



cubic feet 1 ton (shipping) 



2,150.42 cubic inches 1 standard bushel 



2G.S.8 cubic inches 1 standard gallon 



1 cubic foot About 4/5 of a 



bushel 



Courtesy of Doubleday, Page and Company. 



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