TABLES 



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Dry Measure 

 2 pints = 1 quart 

 8 quarts = 1 peck 

 4 pecks = 1 bushel 



= 2150.42 cubic inches 



A heaped bushel, used for measuring apples, corn in the 

 ear, etc., equals 2747.71 cu. in. A dry quart equals 67.2 cu. in. 

 and a liquid quart 57.75 cu. in. 



Avoirdupois Weight 

 16 ounces = 1 pound 

 100 pounds = 1 hundredweight 

 2000 pounds = 1 ton 



Troy Weight 



24 grains = 1 pennyweight 

 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce 

 12 ounces = 1 pound 



WEIGHT OF GRAINS, SEEDS, AND PRODUCE USED IN 

 MOST STATES 



196 pounds of flour = 1 barrel 



280 pounds of salt = 1 barrel 



80 pounds of coal = 1 bushel 



