A NOTE-BOOK 



OF 



AGKICULTUKAL FACTS AND HGUKES. 



WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 



Imperial Avoirdupois Weight. 



27*34 grains (gr.) = 1 drachm (dr.) 



16 drachms =1 ounce (oz.). 



16 ounces ,7,000 grainsl ... = 1 pound (lb.). 



14 pounds = 1 stone (st.). 



28 pounds = 1 quarter (qr.). 



4 quarters ... =1 hundredweight 



(cwt.\ 



112 pounds ... = 1 hundredweight. 



20 hundredweights = 1 ton. 



Imperial Indian Weight. 

 (Used in Railways.) 



10 tolas = 1 chittak. 



8 chittaks = 1 seer. 



40 seers = 1 maund. 



A tola is the weight of a rupee and is "414 oz. or 180 grains. 

 One seer weighs 2*057 lb. Avoirdupois, and one maund 

 82-28 lb. 



Madras Weight. 



3 tolas... — 1 palam. 



8 palams = 1 seer. 



5 seers = 1 viss. 



8 visses = 1 maund. 



20 maunds ... =» 1 candy. 



A viss is 3*0857 lb. A Madras maund is thus nearly 25 lb. 

 Avoirdupois (24*68), and a candy is generally taken at 500 lb. 

 1 lb. = 38*88 tolas. 



