CHAPTER XIV. 



Tables of Measures and Weights. 



Dry Measure. 



2 pints = 1 quart. 



8 quarts '..... = 1 peck. 



4 pecks =1 bushel. 



8 bushels (480 pounds) = 1 quarter. 



36 bushels = 1 chaldron. 



bu. pk. qt. pt. 



1 = 4 = 32 = 64 



1 = 8 = 16 



1=2 



Liquid Measure. 



4 gills = 1 pint. 



2 pints = 1 quart. 



4 quarts =1 gallon. 



313^ gallons = 1 barrel. 



2 barrels or 63 gallons =1 hogshead. 



gal. qt. pt. gi. 



1 = 4 = 8 = 32 



1 = 2=8 



1=4 



Apothecaries' Fluid Measure. 



60 minims = 1 fluidrachm. 



8 fluidrams . . = 1 fluidounce. 



16 fluidounces = 1 pint. 



8 pints =1 gallon. 



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