This section is from the "Farm And Garden Rule-Book" book, by L. H. Bailey. Amazon: Farm and garden rule-book
1 U. S. liquid quart is 0.9 of liter........... (.946)
1 U. S. liquid gallon is 3.7 liters............. (3.785)
1 peck is 9 liters............(U. S. 8.81. Eng. 9.08)
1 bushel is 36 liters...........(U.S. 35.24. Eng. 36.35)
1 grain is 0.061/2 of gram.............. (.0648)
1 troy oz. is 31 grams............... (31.103)
1 avoir, oz. is 28 grams............... (28.35)
1 avoir, lb. is 0.45 of kilo.............. (.4536)
60 lb. (wheat bu.) is 27 kilos............. (27.216)
80 lb. (coal bu.) is 36 kilos............. (36.287)
1 cental is 45 kilos................ (45.36)
112 lb. (cwt.) is 50 kilos.............. (50.8)
1 net ton is 0.9 metric ton.............. (.9072)
1 gross ton is 1 metric ton.............. (1.016)
 
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