The gallon of the State of New York, by an act passed April 11, 1851, is required to conform to the standard gallon of the United States government. This standard gallon contains 231 cubic inches. In conformity with this standard the following table has been computed.

One foot in depth of a cistern of

3 feet diameter will contain........................

52.872

gallons.

3 1/2

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71.965

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4

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. 93 995

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4 1/2

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118.963

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5

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146.868

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5 1/2

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177.710

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6

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211.490

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6 1/2

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248.207

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7

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287.861

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8

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375.982

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9

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475.852

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10

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587.472

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12

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845.959

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Note. - To reduce cubic feet to gallons, multiply by 7.48. The weight of a gallon of water is 8.355 lbs. To find the contents of a round cistern, multiply the square of the diameter by the height, both in feet, and this product by

5.875.