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horticulturist's rule-book. 



i8. Cubic Measure. 



Myriaster 10,000 cu. meters. 



Kiloster 1,000 cu. meters. 



Hectoster 100 cu. meters. 



Decaster 10 cu. meters. 



Star 1 cu. meter. 



Decister ro cu. meter. 



. Centister ji^ cu. meter. 



Minister yJ^^ cu. meter. 



Tlie 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. 



19. Equivalents of Common Measures in Metric Terms. 



1 inch 

 1 foot 

 1 yard 

 1 rod 

 1 chain 

 1 furlong 

 1 mile 



1 sq. inch 

 1 sq. foot 

 1 sq. yard 

 1 sq. rod 

 1 rood 

 1 acre 

 1 sq. mile 



LENGTH. 



Approximately. Exactly. 



is 2i centimeters ....... (2.54) 



0.3 of meter (.3048) 



" 0.9 " (.9144) 



" 5 meters (5.029) 



"20 " (20.117) 



"200 " (201.17) 



" 1600 " (1609.3) 



AREA. 



is Q\ sq, centimeters (6.451) 



0,09 of sq, meter (,0929) 



0,83 " " (.8361) 



25 sq. meters (25.29) 



1000 " " (1011.7) 



0.4 of hectare (.4047) 



258 hectares (258.99) 



1 cubic inch is 

 1 cubic foot " 



BULK. 



16 1 cubic centimeters 

 0.028 of cubic meter . . 



(16..387) 

 (.028316) 



