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Food for A gallon of water weighs from 8 to 10 pounds, according to the size of 

 Plants the gallon, and is equal to a box 6 by 6 inches square and 6, 7 or jYi inches 

 deep. 



A peck is equal to a box 8 by 8 inches square and 8 inches deep. 



A bushel almost fills a box 12 by 12 inches square and 24 inches deep, 

 or 2 cubic feet 



A cubic foot of water weighs nearly 64 pounds (more correctly, 62j4 

 pounds), and contains from 7 to 8 gallons, according to the kind of gallons 

 used. 



A barrel of water almost fills a box 2 by 2 feet square and i l /2 feet deep, 

 or 6 cubic feet 



Petroleum barrels contain 40 gallons, or nearly 5 cubic feet 



per Pound. 



TACKS. Number 



Length. Per Lb. 



inch 16,000 



" 10,666 



" 8,000 



' 6,400 



' 5,333 



' 4,000 



" 2,666 



" 2,000 



' 1,600 



" 1,333 



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888 

 800 

 727 

 666 



