AND GENERAL HORTICULTUEE. 



525 



MEASTTBBS OP WEIGHT. 



IB equal to .016431 or ^ grains troy. 



.16434 



1.6434 

 " 15.432 or 16^ •■ 



" .32164 ounces troy. 



" 3.627 ouDces avoir, 



2.2046 or 2J pounds avoir. 



22.046 



French. 



The milligramme 



The centigramme 



Tlie decigramme 



The gramme 



The decagramme 



The hectogramme 



The kilogramme 



The myrlagramme ■■ Ai.uia 



The gramme, unit of weight in the metrical 

 system, is equal to a cubic centimetre of dis- 

 tilled water in vacuo at its maximum" density, 

 or a90° Pah. 



MEASTJBES OP CAPACITY. 



Bnglish. 

 is equal to .061028 cubic inches. 

 .61028 



French.. 

 A millilitre 

 A centilitre 

 A decilitre 

 A litre, the unit of the measure of 

 capacity, is equal to 1 cubic 

 decimetre (see "Linear Mea- 

 sure "), or 61.028 cubic or 

 A decalitre . . is equal to 



AhectoUtre . . " 



A kilolitre . . ■• 



Amyrialitre . . ■■ 



6.1023 



1.761 imp. pints. 

 2.2 imp. gallons. 

 2.75 imp. bushels. 

 36.317 cubic feet. 

 363.17 



APPROXIMATE VAlitTES. 



1 metre 



1 decimetre . 



6 metres 



1 kilometre . 



1 Bquare metre 



1 hectare 



1 cubic metre 



1 litre . 



1 hectolitre 



1 gramme 



1 kilogramme 



Xonneau= 1,000 kilos 



is equal to 3 feet 3^ inches. 



" 4 inches. 



" 1 rod. 



" 6 furlongs. 



■' lOK square feet. 



" 2>^ acres. 

 " >^ cord. 



" 1 quart. 



" 2^ bushels. 



" 16>^ grains. 



" 2^ pounds. 



" 1 ton. 



Weight in Founds of Legal Bushels of Va- 

 rious Articles in the following States: 



Maine 



New Hampshire. . . 



Vermont 



Massachusetts 



Connecticut 



New York 



New Jersey 



Pennsylvania 



Delaware 



Maryland 



Diet, of Columbia. 



Virginia 



West Virginia 



North Carolina 



South Carolina. . . . 



Georgia 



Louisiana 



Arkansas 



Tennessee 



Kentucky 



Ohio ..: 



Michigan 



Indiana 



Illinois 



Wisconsin 



Minnesota 



Iowa 



Missouri 



Kansas 



Nebraska 



California 



Oregon 



48 



66 60 



66 



68 



56 



66 



66 



56 



66 



66 



66 



54 



66 



56 



56 



66 



66 



66 



66 



56 



66 



56 



56 



66 



56 



56 



56 



66 



52 



56 



57 



57 1 32 

 67:34 

 ..32 



641 

 60 

 64 '60 42 



68 



70 



60 46 



64 



62 



64 46 

 60 45 

 64:45 

 60,46 



64 .. 

 60 .. 

 60 45lSS 



85 



60 

 60 



60 60!4S 

 60 60J46 

 60 60 45 

 60 60' . . 

 60 60... 

 .. 60 .. 

 .. 60 ., 

 60 60 45 

 60 60^45 

 6060,45 

 60 60 46 



60 46 60 



..|45l.. 

 60 



.1601., 



FOREIGI^ MOIIJ^ET. 



ITS VAIiTJE IN UNITED STATES OXJBBENOY. 



Austria, Silver Florin $0 40.7 



Belgium, Gold and Silver Franc 19.3 



Bolivia, Silver 5 Franc 82.3 



Brazil, Gold Milreis (1,000 reis) 54.6 



Bogota, Silver Peso. 06.5 



Chill, Gold and Silver Peso 91.2 



China, Silver Tael 1 38.0 



Cuba, Gold and Silver Peso 93.2 



Denmark, Gold Crown 26.8 



Ecuador, Silver Peso 82.3 



Egypt, Gold Piaster 04.9 



France, Gold and Silver Franc 19.3 



Great Britain, Gold Sovereign 4 86.65 



Germany, Gold Mark 23.8 



India, Silver Bupee (16 annas) 39. 



Italy, Gold and Silver Lira $0 19.3 



Japan, Silver Yen 88.8 



Mexico, Silver Dollar 89.4 



Netherlands, Gold and Silver Florin . . . 40.2 

 Norway and Sweden, Qold and Silver 



Crown 26.8 



Peru, Silver Sol 82.8 



Portugal, Gold Milreis (1,000 reis) . ... 1 08. 

 Russia, Silver Rouble (100 copecks) . . 65.8 

 Spain, Gold and Silver Peseta (100 cen- 

 times) 19.3 



Turkey, Gold Piaster 04.4 



D. S. of Colombia, Silver Peso 82.3- 



Uruguay, Silver Patacon 94.9 



Venezuela, Gold and Silver Bolivar 19.3 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Various Measures. The United States or Win- 

 CHESTEE Bushel is 18)^ inches diameter (in- 

 side measure', 19^ Inches outside and 8 inches 

 deep. A struck bushel contains 64 pints=32 

 qts.=8 gallons, equal to 2,150.42 cubic inches 

 (French, 35.2466 litres). When heaped the 

 cone must be not less than 6 inches high, and it 

 then contains 2,747.40 cubic inches. The 

 Impbkial Bushel measures 18.8 inches wide 

 and 8 inches deep, and contains when struck 

 2,218.192 cubic inches. A cord measures 



~ 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet and contains 128 cubic 

 feet. A cubic foot contains 1,728 cubic inches. 

 An acre contains 43,560 square feet, or 4,840 

 square yards. A square acre measures very 

 nearly 70 yards, or 210 feet, on each side. A 



lO-aere field is 40 rods, or 220 yards, or 660 

 feet, on each side ; to double the h^ngth of the 

 side makes four times the area of a field. 

 Cubic yards of soil required to cover an acre 

 four inches deep, 538 ; six inches deep, 807 

 cubic yards. 



Table for Taking Inside Dimensions : 



A box 24 X 24 X 15 in. will contain a bbl. of 311 gallons. 



16 X 14 X 11 in. 



8i X 7 X 4 in. 



4 X 4 X 3g in. 



24 X 28 X 16 in. 



16 X 12 X flj in. 



12 X llj X 8 in. 



7x 6|x 12 in. 



8? X 8 X 4 in. 



«x 6|x 4 in. 



4 X i X 2^ in. 



10 gallons. 

 1 gallon. 

 1 quart. 

 6 bush. 

 1 bush. 

 i bush. 

 1 peck. 



J peck, or 4 dry qta. 

 i gallon. 

 Ipint. 



