APPENDIX 
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METRIC EQUIVALENTS 
LINEAR MBASURE 
1 centimeter = 0.3937 inch 
1 decimeter =3.9387 inches =0.328 feet 
1 meter 
1 dekameter = 1.9884 rods 
1 kilometer =0.62137 mile 
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters 
1 foot =3.048 decimeters 
= 39.37 inches = 1.0986 yards 1 yard =0.9144 meter. 
lrod =0.5029 dekameter 
1 mile = 1.6093 kilometers 
SeusaReE MEASURE 
1 square centimeter = 0.1550 square inch 
1 square decimeter =0.1076 square foot 
1 square meter = 1.96 square yards 
1 are = 3.954 square rods 
1 hektar = 2.47 acres 
1 square kilometer =0.386 square mile 
MEASURE OF VOLUME 
1 square inch =6.452 sq. centimeters 
1 square foot =9.2903 sq. decimeters 
1 square yard =0.8361 sq. meter 
1 square rod =0.2529 are 
1 acre =(0.4047 hektar 
1 square mile =2.59 square kilometers 
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1 cubic centimeter =0.061 cubic inch 
1 cubic decimeter =0.0353 cubic feet 
1 cubic meter \ _ f 1.308 cubic yards 
1 cubic inch =16.89 cubic centimeters 
1 cubic foot =28.317 cubic decimeters 
1 cubic yard =0.7646 cubic meter 
1 stere \.0.2759 cord 1 cord = 3.624 steres 
1 hit _ 9.908 quart dry 1 quart dry =1.101 liters 
Mer ~ { 1.0567 quart liquid 1 quart liquid =0.9463 Liter 
. 2.6417 gallons 1 gallon =(0.3785 dekaliter 
1 dekalit = { 
ekaliter 135 pecks 1 peck =0,881 dekaliter 
1 hektoliter = 2.8375 bushels 1 bushel = 0.3524 hektoliter 
WEIGHTS 
1 gram =0.0527 ounce 
1 kilogram =2.2046 Ibs. 
1 metric ton=1.1023 English ton 
1 ounce = 28.85 grams 
1 Ib. =0.4536 kilogram 
1 English ton = 0.9072 metric ton. 
APPROXIMATE METRIC EQUIVALENTS 
1 decimeter =4 inches 1 liter _ (oe quart liquid 
1 meter =1.1 yards 0.9 quart dry 
1 kilometer = 3 of mile 1 hektoliter =23 bushels 
1 hektar = 23 acres 1 kilogram =2% pounds 
1 stere, or cubic meter = of a cord 1 metric ton = 2200 pounds 
