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HORTICULTURIST S RULE-BOOK. 



8 drams 

 12 ounces 



= 1 ounce. 



= 1 pound. 



lb. 07.. dr. scr. gr. 



1 = 12 = 96 = 288 = 5760 



1= 8= 24 = 480 



1 = 3 = 60 



1 = 20 



4. Table of Comparative Weights. 



Troy. 

 5760 gr. = 1 lb. 



Apothecaries. 

 5760 gr. = 1 lb. 



Avoirdupois. 



7000 gr. = 1 lb. 



lib. 

 or 144 Ibs. = 175 Ibs. = 175 Ibs. 



loz. = i*foz. = tffoz. 



or 192 oz. = 175 oz. = 175 oz. 



5. 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 



6. Liquid Measure. 



4 gills =1 pint. 



2 pints =1 quart. 



4 quarts =1 gallon. 



31V gallons = 1 barrel. 



2 barrels, or 63 gallons = 1 



gal. qt. pt. gi. 



1 = 4 = 8 = 32 



1 = 2=8 



1= 4 



