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MEASUKES OP WEIGHT. 



French. English. 



The milligramme is equal to .015434 or j f grains troy. 



The centigramme .15434 



The decigramme 1.5434 



The gramme 15.432 or 15> 



The decagramme .32154 ounces troy. 



The hectogramme 3.527 ounces avoir. 



The kilogramme 2.2046 or 2 pounds avoir. 



The myriagramme 22.04C 



The gramme, unit of weight in the metrical 

 system, is equal to a cubic centimetre of dis- 

 tilled water in vacuo at its maximum density, 

 or 390 Fah. 



MEASUKES OF CAPACITY. 



French. 



A millilitre 



A centilitre 



A decilitre . . " 



A litre, the unit of the measure of 

 capacity, is equal to 1 cubic 

 decimetre (see " Linear Mea- 

 sure "), or 61.0-28 cubic or 



A decalitre . . is equal to 



A hectolitre 



A kilolitre 



A myrialitre 



English. 



is equal to .061028 cubic inches. 

 .61028 

 6.1028 



1.761 imp. pints. 

 2.2 imp. gallons. 

 2. 75 imp. bushels. 

 35.317 cubic feet. 

 353.17 



1 metre 



1 decimetre . 



5 metres 



1 kilometre . 



1 square metre 



1 hectare 



1 cubic metre 



1 litre . 



1 hectolitre 



1 gramme 



1 kilogramme 



Tonneau= 1,000 kilos 



APPROXIMATE VALUES. 



is equal to 3 feet 3 f g inches. 

 " 4 inches. 



1 rod. 

 5 furlongs. 

 10% square feet. 

 2>2 acres. 

 \ cord. 

 1 quart. 

 2> bushels. 

 15>a grains. 

 . 2J pounds. 

 1 ton. 



Weight in Pounds of Legal Bushels of Va- 

 rious Articles in the following States : 



Maine , 



New Hampshire 



Vermont , 



Massachusetts 



Connecticut , 



New York 



New Jersey 



Pennsylvania 



Delaware 



Maryland 



Dist. of Columbia. 



Virginia 



West Virgi nia 



North Carolina 



South Carolina. . . . 



Georgia 



Louisiana 



Arkansas 



Tennessee 



Kentucky 



Ohio 



Michigan 



Indiana 



Illinois 



Wisconsin 



Minnesota 



Iowa 



Missouri 



Kansas 



Nebraska 



California 



Oregon 



48 48 56 50 52 30;60 

 . . . . 56 50 



4S 48 ! . . ' . . 

 48 48 50 50 5 



45 50 



48 48 58 . . 

 4* ">() 5; . . 

 |47|48 561.. 

 56:.. 



4H 48 of. . . 

 4748'5648 

 48 4M 66 60 

 48 52 50 4S 

 4 50 54 46 



40 



32 .. Ml.. 



48 52 5G 50 



48 52 56'48 57 82 60 56 60 . . 60 60 . . 



.. 32605660 

 52 32 60 56 60 

 J 60 56 56 

 . . 32 60 56 60 

 ..306015660 

 ..J30565660 

 60 



60,60,64 

 3060 6660 .. 601..!.. 



30 



56 48 57:35 56 



..32 



5732605600 .. 



64 60 42 70 



62 60 45 

 64 .. 

 62 .. 



57 32 60 56 60 . . 62 64 45 56 



57!32'56;56 60 55 t>2 60 45 50 



32 00 56 60:5660 6445 



3260:56 60 6U 606045 



56 00 



60 



3260 



64 

 6060 .. 



604556 



60 60 45 50 



50 



48 50!56 50 56:32|60 56 60J . . 60 .. 45L. 

 48'52]56 50 57i33J56 56W . . 60 60 45 50 

 48 50'56l . . 50 83 60 66 60 . . !60 60 45 



54 32 i 60 ! 56 ,00 58 60 00 45 56 

 48 50 56 50 4S 32160 56 60j . . J60 60 .. 50 



50 



48 50 56 .. . . 32 60 56 60 .... 60, . 



48 42 561 . . . . 32 60 56j60 . . .. 60 . . 



48 52 56 . . 57 33 60 56 60 . . 60 60 45 50 

 48 52 56 . . |57 32 00 56 60! . . 60 60 45 60 

 50 50 56 50 57 32 60 56 60155 60 60 45 50 

 48 52:56 50 57 34 60:56 60 55 60 60 45 50 

 60 40 52 1 .. . .(Wl..|64 60 ........ 



4642,561.. ..!36,60i5660 ..I..I60U. 



FOREIGN MONEY. 



ITS VALUE IN UNITED STATES CURBENCY. 



Value. 



Austria, Silver Florin $0 40.7 



Belgium, Gold and Silver Franc 19.3 



Bolivia, Silver 5 Franc 82.3 



Brazil. Gold Milreis (1,000 reis) 54.6 



Bogota, Silver Peso 96.5 



Chili, Gold and Silver Peso 91.2 



China, Silver Tael 1 38.0 



Cuba, Gold and Silver Peso 93.2 



Denmark, Gold Crown 26.8 



Ecuador, Silver Peso 82.3 



Egypt, Gold Piaster 04.9 



France, Gold and Silver Franc 19.3 



Great Britain, Gold Sovereign 4 86.65 



Germany, Gold Mark 23.8 



India, Silver Rupee (16 annas) 39. 



Value. 



Italy, Gold and Silver Lira $0 19.3 



Japan, Silver Yen 88.8 



Mexico, Silver Dollar 89.4 



Netherlands, Gold and Silver Florin . . . 40.2 

 Norway and Sweden, Gold and Silver 



Crown 26.8 



Peru, Silver Sol 82.3 



Portugal, Gold Milreis (1,000 reis) . ... 1 08. 

 Russia, Silver Rouble (100 copecks). . 65.8 

 Spain, Gold and Silver Peseta (100 cen- 

 times) 19.3 



Turkey, Gold Piaster 01.4 



D. S. of Colombia, Silver Peso 82.3 



Uruguay, Silver Patacon 94.9 



Venezuela, Gold and Silver Bolivar 19.3 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Various Measures. The UNITED STATES or WIN- 

 CHESTER BUSHEL is 18j^ inches diameter (in- 

 side measure 1 , 19^ inches outside and 8 inches 

 deep. A struck bushel contains 64 pints=32 

 qts.=8 gallons, equal to 2,150.42 cubic inches 

 (French, 35.2466 litres). When heaped the 

 cone must be not less than 6 inches high, and it 

 then contains 2,747.40 cubic inches. The 

 IMPERIAL BUSHEL measures 18.8 inches wide 

 and 8 inches deep, and contains when struck 

 2.218.192 cubic inches. A cord measures 

 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet and contains 128 cubic 

 feet. A cubic foot contains 1,728 cubic inches. 

 An acre contains 43,560 square feet, or 4,840 

 square yards. A square acre measures very 

 nearly 70 yards, or 210 feet, on each side. A 



10-acre field is 40 rods, or 220 yards, or 660 

 feet, on each side ; to double the length of the 

 side makes four times the area of a field. 

 Cubic yards of soil required to cover an acre 

 four inches deep, 538; six inches deep, 807 

 cubic yards. 



Table for Taking Inside Dimensions : 



A box 24 x 24 x 15 in. will contain a bbl. of 31 gallons. 



" 15 x 14 x 11 in. " 10 gallons. 



" 8 x 7 x 4 in. ' ' 1 gallon. 



" 4 x 4 x 3jj in. ' ' 1 quart. 



" 24 x 28 x 16 in. ' '5 bush. 



" 16 x 12 x 11$ in. '1 bush. 



" 12 x 11^ x 8 in. ' ' bush. 



" 7x 6J x 1'2 in. ' ' 1 pr>ck. 



" 8g x 8x 4 in. ' " J peck, or 4 dry qte. 



6 x 5ji x 4 in. ' " | gallon. 



" 4x 4 x 2j>|, in. " 1 pint. 



