WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 



Line Measure. 



12 inches = 1 foot 



3 feet = 1 yard 



5 yards (16^ feet) = 1 rod 

 320 rods = 1 mile 



Surface and Square Measure. 



144 square inches = 1 square foot 

 9 square feet = 1 square yard 

 30X square yards = i square rod 

 160 square rods = 1 acre 

 640 acres = 1 squaie mile 



Cubic or Solid Measure. 



1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 

 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard 

 16 cubic feet = 1 cord foot 

 8 cord feet I 

 128 cubic feet f 



1 cord 



Liquid Measure. 



4 gills = 1 pint 

 2 pints = 1 quart 

 4 quarts = 1 gallon 



Dry Measure. 



2 pints = 1 quart 

 8 quarts = 1 peck 

 4 pecks = 1 bushel 



Avoirdupois Weights. 



16 ounces = 1 pound 

 2000 pounds = 1 ton 



Miscellaneous Tables. 



12 units = 1 dozen 

 12 dozen = 1 gross 



Paper Trade Measure. 



24 sheets = 1 quire 

 20 quires = 1 ream 



Surveyor's Measure. 



7.92 inches = 1 link 

 25 links = 1 rod 

 4 rods = 1 chain 



Muzzle Velocity of Rifle Bullets 



Cartridge Foot Secon 



.22 Long Rifle, Rim Fire, Black Powder 1 103 



.22 Savage, High Power 2700 



.25-20 Smokeless 1468 



.30 U. S. Krag 2005 



.30 Springfield, 1906 2700 



.30-30 Smokeless 2020 



.30 Remington Rimless 2020 



.303 Savage Smokeless 1985 



.32 Special Smokeless 2112 



.32-40 Smokeless 1505 



.32-40 High Power 2065 



.38-55 Smokeless 1321 



.38-55 High Power 1700 



.38-40 Smokeless 1325 



.38-72 Smokeless 1483 



.401 Self Loading Rifle 2142 



.40-65 Smokeless 1420 



.40-70 Smokeless 1457 



.405 Smokeless 2204 



.44 Winchester, Smokeless 1301 



.45-90 Smokeless 1660 



.45-70 Smokeless 1361 



7 M-M Mauser 2300 



8 M-M Mauser & Mannlicher : . . 2050 



