WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



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Table of comparative weights 



Avoirdupois Troy Apothecaries 



7000 gr. = 1 lb. 5760 gr. = 1 lb. 5760 gr. = 1 lb. 



1 lb. = l?i\ lb. = 1^ lb. 



or 144 lb. = 175 lb. = 175 lb. 



1 oz. = i5§ oz. = iSt oz. 



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



Dry measure 



2 pints =1 quart. 



8 quarts =1 peck, 



4 pecks =1 bushel. 



8 bushels (480 pounds) =1 quarter. 



36 bu =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 fluid dram. 



8 fluid drams =1 fluid ounce. 



16 fluid ounces =1 pint. 



8 pints =1 gallon. 



cong. o. f. 3. f. 3. m. 



1 = 8 = 128 = 1024 = 61,440 



1 = 16 = 128 = 7,680 



1 = 8 = 480 



1 = 60 



1 minim equals 1 drop of water. 



Line or linear measure 

 12 inches =1 foot. 



3 feet =1 yard. 



53^ yards, or 163^2 feet =1 rod or pole. 



40 rods = 1 furlong. 



8 furlongs (320 rods) = 1 mile (statute mile). 



3 miles =1 league. 



1. m. fur. rd. yd. ft. in. 



1 = 3 = 24 = 960 = 5280 = 15,840 = 190,080 



1 = 8 = 320 = 1760 = 5,280 = 63,360 



1 = 40 = 220 = 660 = 7,920 



1 = 5}4 = 16^ = 198 



1 = 3 = 36 



1 = 12 



