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.
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. | |
16 Drachms, | 1 ounce. |
16 Ounces, | 1 pound. |
2S Pounds, | 1 quarter. |
4 Quarters, | 1 cwt. |
20 Cwt., | 1 ton. |
WEIGHTS AS IN ENGLAND. | |
14 Pounds, | 1 stone. |
8 Pounds, | 1 stone butchers' meat. |
56 Pounds, | 1 truss of hay. |
36 Pounds, | 1 truss of straw. |
36 Trusses, | 1 load. |
 
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