532 APPENDIX 



LINEAR MEASURE 



12 inches = 1 foot 



3 feet = 1 yard 



5? yards = 1 rod or pole 

 40 rods = 1 furlong 



8 furlongs = 1 statute mile (1760 yards, or 5280 feet) 



3 miles = 1 league 



LINEAR MEASURES (SPECIAL) 

 1000 mils = 1 inch 



72 points = 



3 barleycorns = 



4 inches = 

 . 92 inches = 



9 inches = 



6 feet 



40 yards = 



10 chains = 



inch 



inch 



hand 



surveyor's link 



span 



fathom 



bolt (cloth) 



furlong 



6080.20 feet = 1 nautical mile = 1.1516 statute miles 



LIQUID MEASURE 



4 gills = 1 pint 

 2 pints = 1 quart 

 4 quarts = 1 gallon 

 31 gallons = 1 barrel 

 2 barrels = 1 hogshead 



PAPER MEASURE 



For small papers the old measure is still in use: 



24 sheets = 1 quire 



20 quires = 1 ream (480 sheets) 

 For papers put up in cases, bundles, or frames the following measure is now used: 



25 sheets = 1 quire 



20 quires = 1 standard ream (500 sheets) 



SQUARE MEASURE 



144 square inches = 1 square foot 

 9 square feet = 1 square yard 



30 j square yards = 1 square rod or perc 

 160 square rods = 1 acre 

 640 acres = 1 square mile 



36 square miles = 1 township (6 miles square) 



