TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



Long Measure 

 12 inches = 1 foot 



3 feet = 1 yard 

 5^- yards, or 16^ feet = 1 rod 



320 rods = 1 mile 



Surveyor's Measure 

 7.92 inches = 1 link 

 25 links = 1 rod 

 4 rods, or 100 links = 1 chain 

 80 chains = 1 mile 



Square Measure 



144 square inches == 1 square foot 

 9 square feet = 1 square yard 

 30^ square yards = 1 square rod 

 160 square rods = 1 acre 



640 acres = 1 square mile 



Cubic Measure 



1728 cubic inches 1 cubic foot 

 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard 

 128 cubic feet = 1 cord 

 1 cubic yard = 1 load of earth 



Liquid Measure 



4 gills = 1 pint 

 2 pints = 1 quart 



4 quarts = 1 gallon 



= 231 cubic inches 

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