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HORTICULTURIST S RULE-BOOK. 



1 8. Cubic Measure. 



Myriaster ........ 10,000 cu. meters. 



Kiloster ........ 1,000 cu. meters. 



100 cu. meters. 

 10 cu. meters. 

 1 cu. meter. 

 rV cu meter. 

 T i^ cu. meter. 

 cu. meter. 



Hectoster ........ 



Decaster ........ 



Ster .......... 



Decister ........ 



Centister ........ 



Minister ........ 



The word ster is seldom used. The names of solid measures 

 are commonly made by adding cubic to the denominations of 

 linear measure ; as cubic meter, cubic decimeter, and the like. 



ig. Equivalents of Common Measures in Metric Terms. 



LENGTH. 



Approximately. Exactly. 



1 inch is 2 centimeters ....... (2.54) 



1 foot " 0.3 of meter ........ (.3048) 



1 yard 0.9 " ........ (.9144) 



1 rod " 5 meters ........ (5.029) 



1 chain "20 " ........ (20.117) 



1 furlong "200 " ........ (201.17) 



Imile " 1600 " ........ (1609.3) 



AREA. 



1 sq. inch is 6| sq. centimeters ..... (6.451) 



1 sq. foot " 0.09 of sq. meter ...... (.0929) 



1 sq. yard " 0.83 " " ...... (.8361) 



1 sq. rod " 25 sq. meters ....... (25.29) 



Irood " 1000 " " ....... (1011.7) 



1 acre " 0.4 of hectare ....... (.4047) 



1 sq. mile " 258 hectares ....... (258.99) 



BULK. 



1 cubic inch is 161 cubic centimeters .... (16.387) 



1 cubic foot " 0.028 of cubic meter ...... (.028316) 



