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Weights & Measures
| Linear measure (length) |
1 league
1 mile
1 furlong
1 rod
1 yard
1 foot
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= 3 miles
= 5,280 feet or 320 rods
= 40 rods
= 16 1/2 feet
= 3 feet
= 12 inches
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| Square measure (area) |
1 acre
1 square rod
1 square yard
1 square foot
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= 160 square rods or 43,560 square feet
= 20 1/4 square yards
= 9 square feet
= 144 square inches
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| Cubic measure (volume) |
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cord (4'x4'x8')
1 cord (4'x4'x1')
2.5 cubic feet of ear corn
1.2 cubic feet of shelled corn
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= 27 cubic feet
= 1,728 cubic inches
= 8 cord feet
= 16 cubic feet
= 1 bushel
= 1 bushel
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| Liquid measure |
1 gallon
1 quart
1 pint
1 pint
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= 4 quarts
= 2 pints
= 4 gills
= 16 fluid ounces
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| Dry measure |
1 bushel
1 peck
1 quart
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= 4 pecks
= 8 quarts
= 2 pints
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Weight
(ordinary commodities) |
1 long ton
1 short ton
1 hundredweight(cwt.)
1 stone
1 pound(lb.)
1 ounce (oz.)
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= 2,240 pounds
= 2,000 pounds
= 100 pounds
= 14 pounds
= 16 ounces
= 16 grams |
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