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HORTICULTURIST S RULE-BOOK. 



8 drams =1 ounce. 



12 ounces =1 pound. 



ib. oz. dr. scr. gr. 



1 = 12 = 96 = 288 = 5760 



1 = S= 24:= 480 



1 = 3 = 60 



1 = 20 



4. Table of Comparative Weights. 



Avoirdupois. 



7000 gr. = 1 lb. 



lib. 

 or 144 lbs. = 



1 oz. = 

 or 192 oz 



Troy. 



5760 gr. = 1 lb. 



IttV lbs. = 



175 lbs. = 



Til OZ- = 



Apothecaries. 

 5760 gr. = 1 lb. 



lAV lbs. 

 175 lbs. 



= 175 oz. = 175 



i^5 oz 



19 2 ^^' 



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 zr 64 



1 = 8 = 16 



1= 2 



6. Liquid Measure. 

 4 gills ...........=: 1 pint. 



2 pints =1 quart. 



4 quarts =1 gallon. 



31 i^ gallons =1 barrel. 



2 barrels, or 63 gallons =1 hogshead. 



gal. qt. pt. gi. 



1 := 4 = 8 = 32 



1 = 2=: 8 



1= 4 



