186 THE STORY OF MILK 



1 bushel = 4 pecks = .3552 hectoliter 

 1 hectohter = 2.8377 bushels 



1 U. S. gallon = 128 ounces = 231 cb. inches 



1 Imperial gallon (English and Canadian) = 160 ounces = 277 



cb. in. 

 6 U. S. gallons = 5 Imperial gallons 



1 gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds 

 1 gallon of milk weighs 8.6 pounds 

 A 40 quart can of milk = 86 pounds 



Approxijnate Household Weights and Measures 



4 saltspoonfuls = 1 teaspoonful 



3 flat teaspoonfuls = 1 heaping teaspoonful 



1 heaping tablespoonful of granulated sugar = nearly 1 ounce 



1 rounded tablespoonful of butter = 1 ounce 



2 ordinary cups of granulated sugar = 1 pound 



3 ordinary cups of wheat flour = 1 pound 

 1 pound of granulated sugar = 1 pint 



4 flat teaspoonfuls of liquid = 1 flat tablespoonful = 3^ fluid ounce 

 4 large tablespoonfuls = 1 ordinary wine glass = 2 fluid ounces 



1 pint = 2 cups or glasses 



1 cup or glass = 8 fluid ounces. 



