39 6 



IMPERIAL SQUARE MEASURE. 



144 sq. inches 

 9 sq. feet 

 30^ sq. yards 

 40 sq. poles 

 roods ... 

 acres ... 

 sq. feet 

 sq. yards 

 sq. rods 

 sq. chains 



4 

 640 



4^X40 



i6o 



10 



SOLID MEASURE. 



1,728 cubic in. 

 27 cubic ft. 

 A barrel bulk ... 

 A load of rough timber ... 

 A load of squared timber... 

 A ton of timber, shipping 

 A ton of freight, shipping... 

 A stack of wood 

 A cord 



sq. foot (sq. ft.) 



sq. vard (sq. yd.) 



sq. pole (sq. po.) 



rood (rd.) 



acre (ac.) 



sq. mile (sq. in.) 



acre 



acre 



cubic foot (cub. ft.) 

 cubic yard (cub. yd.) 

 5 cubic feet 

 40 cubic feet 



42 



40 



1 08 



128 



FLUID MEASURE. 



60 minims (m.) 



8 drychms 

 20 ounces 



8 pints 



I fluid drachm 

 I ounce 

 i pint 

 i gallon. 



OLD APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 



20 grams 

 3 scruples 

 8 drachms 



12 ounces 



i scruple 



i drachm 



I ounce 



i pound (Ib. Troy). 



Superseded in 1864. 

 NEW APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT 



Ounce ... ... ... 4.17.1 grains 



Pound (16 oz.) ... ... 7,000 



Same as avoirdupois. 



SYMBOLS USED ix PRESCRIPTIONS. 



a. a. 

 K. ft. 

 it. 

 R. 

 Q.S. 



of each 



mix 



make 



take of 



sufficient quantity. 



FLOUR WEIGHT. 



l quarter loaf 

 ... I half-peck I.. a!" 

 I peck. 



A peck or stone of Hour is 14 Ibs. ; a bushel of Hour is 56 Ibs. 

 a boll is 140 Ibs. ; and a sack of 5 bushels is 280 Ibs., or 2\ c\vt. 



