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USEFUL INFORMATION 
LIQUID MEASURE 
4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 
2 pints 1 quart (qt.) 
1 gallon (gal.) 
4 quarts = (231 cu. in.) 
31% gallons= ‘1 ~barrel (bbl.) 
2 barrels =1 hogshead (hhd.) 
1 cubic foot = 
ik sector =7.48 gallons 
1 cubic foot of water weighs 
approximately 62% pounds, 
CUBIC MEASURE 
1728 cubic inches! =1 cubic foot 
(eu. in.) (cu. ft.) 
27 cubic! — ; 
feat =] cubic yard (cu yd.) 
16 cubie 
fant = cord foot of wood 
128 cubic feet 
or 8 cord feet 
NOTE:—A cord of wood is equivalent 
to a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 
4 feet high. 
24% cubic feet = 1 perch (P.) 
NOTE:—A perch of stone or brick is 
equivalent to a section 1612 feet long, 
14 feet wide, and 1 foot high. The 
unit is sometimes understood to mean 
16% cubic feet and sometimes 25 
cubic feet. : 
40 cubic = ] measurement ton, 
feet = U. S. Shipping 
1 ton British 
Shipping 
40 feet of round timber, or 50 
feet of hewn timber =1 ton or load 
=] cord of wood 
42 cubic feet = 
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 
(Used in weighing all articles except: 
drugs, gold, silver-and precious stones) 
27-11/32 =  |dram 
grains (gr.) (dr.) 
16 drams t = | ounce 
(437% grs.) (oz.) 
16 ounces = 1 pound 
(7000 grs.) (Ib.) 
25 pounds = _ 1 quarter (qr.) 
4 quarters = 1 hundred- 
or 100 pounds weight (cwt.) 
2000 pounds or 20 
hundredweight =] ton (T.) 
NOTE:—The ton and hundredweight 
above given are thosé in common use 
in the United States. 
2240 pounds =1 long ton iL. T.) 
13% cubic feet - 
air weighs 
NOTE:—The grain has the same value 
in the Avoirdupois, Apothecaries' and 
Troy systems, 
= 1 pound - 
MISCELLANEOUS 
12 units = 1 dozen 
\2dozen = 1 gross 
12 gross = 1 great gross 
20 units . = 1 score 
4 inches = 1 hand 
Diameter of 3 
circle x 3.14166 =cireumference 
Circumference of : 
circle x 3183 = Giameter 
Diameter of circle 
squared Bee: = oe 
Atmospheric pressure is 14.7 Ibs. 
per square inch at sea level. 
SQUARE MEASURE 
144 square inches =1 square foot 
(sq. ft.) 
9 square feet =1 square yard 
(sq. yd.) 
30% square yards or 272% 
square feet =] square rod 
or 1 perch 
40 square rods = _'1 rood (R.) 
160 square rods = _ —'1: acre (A.) 
640 acres = 1 square mile 
(sq. mi.) 
A square having an area of.1 acre, 
measures 208.7] feet on each side. 
l township = 36 sections 
each | mile square 
1 section = 640 acres 
Y% section= 2 mile square or 
‘160 acres 
Ve section = 4% mile long and 4 
mile wide or 80 acres 
l acre = 4840 square yards 
1 acre =a lot 208.71 feet square 
LINEAR MEASURE 
1/12 inch = 1 line 
12 inches = | foot (ft.) 
3 feet =1 yard (yd.) 
5% yards or t! rod (rd.) 
16% feet = or pole 
40 reds (640 fext= | ee 
320 rods (5280 a I statute 
or 8 furlongs) = § mile (m.) 
3 miles = I league 
6 feet = | fathom 
120 fathoms = 1 cable-length 
73 cables ‘= 1 statute mile 
5280 feet = | statute mile 
1 geographical 
or nautical mile 
1.15155 statute 
6080.2 feet =| 
1 geographical 
mile == | mile 
60 geographical 1 degree longi- 
miles = } tude at equator 
circumference of 
360 degrees = oe at equator 
CIRCULAR MEASURE 
60 seconds (”) =1 minute (’) 
60 minutes =1 degree (°) 
90 degrees =1 quadrant 
360 degrees =I circumference 
A degree of the earth's surface on a 
meridian equals approximately 69 
miles. 
APOTHECARIES' FLUID 
MEASURE 
60 minims =. 1 fluid dram 
8 fluid drams = 1 fluid ounce 
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint 
8 pints = | gallon 
