This section is from the book "A Dictionary Of Modern Gardening", by George William Johnson, David Landreth. Also available from Amazon: The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year Round Vegetable Production Using Deep Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses.
Inches. | Feet. | Yards. | Poles, Rods, or Perches. | Roods. | Acre. |
144 | 1 | ||||
1,296 | 9 | 1 | |||
39,204 | 272 1/4 | 30} | 1 | ||
1,568,160 | 10,890 | 1210 | 40 | 1 | |
6,272,640 | 43,560 | 4840 | 160 | 4 | 1 |
30 Acres are | 1 Yard of Land. |
100 ... | 1 Hide of Land. |
640 ... | 1 Square Mile. |
CUBIC MEASURE. | |
1728 Cubic Inches make . . . | 1 Cubic Foot. |
27 " Feet | 1 " Yard. |
40 " " of Rough Timber | 1 Load. |
50 " " of Hewn do. | |
108 " " | 1 Stack of Wood. |
128 " " | 1 Cord. |
These being made either of osier or deal shavings, vary triflingly in size more than measures made of less flexible materials. They are as follow: -
Eight inches diameter at the top, and seven inches and a half at the bottom and two inches deep.
Eight inches diameter, and one inch deep, if to hold six hands; or nine inches by one inch for twelve hands.
Seven inches by one inch.
Five inches by two inches.
Contains three imperial gallons and a half. It averages twelve inches and a half diameter, and six inches in depth.
Contains seven imperial gallons. Diameter, fifteen inches; depth, eight inches.
Ten imperial gallons and a half. Diameter at top, seventeen inches and three quarters; depth, eleven inches and a quarter.
Bushel-Basket - Ought, when heaped, to contain an imperial bushel. Diameter at bottom, ten inches; at top, fourteen inches and a half; depth, seventeen inches. Walnuts, nuts, apples, and potatoes are sold by this measure. A bushel of the last-named, cleaned, weighs 56 lbs., but 4 lbs. additional are allowed if they are not washed.
A Pottle is a long tapering basket that holds about a pint and a half.
Hand - Applies to a bunch of radishes, which contains from twelve to thirty, according to the season.
A Bundle contains six to twenty heads of brocoli, celery, &c; and in the case of asparagus from 100 to 150.
A Bunch is applied to herbs, and varies much in size according to the season.
 
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