This section is from the "Farm And Garden Rule-Book" book, by L. H. Bailey. Amazon: Farm and garden rule-book
Measures and dimensions of many kinds
1/12 of an inch.............. = a line (American).
1/10 of an inch.............. = a line (French).
3 inches................ = a palm.
4 inches................ = a hand.
9 inches................ = a span.
18 inches................ = a cubit.
21/2 feet................= a military pace.
3 (or 3.3) feet..............= a pace.
6 feet.................=1 fathom.
240 yards..............=1 cable's length.
12 of any article.............=1 dozen.
12 dozen ...............=1 gross.
20 of any article.............=1 score.
A wine gallon (U. S. standard)........= 231 cubic inches.
A dry gallon..............= 268.8 cubic inches.
An imperial gallon (British standard)......= 277.274 cubic inches.
An imperial or English bushel........= 2218.192 cubic inches.
A U. S. bushel .............= 2150.42 cubic inches.
A U. S. bushel heaped (heaped to a cone 6 inches high) = 2747.7 cubic inches.
1 pint of water weighs 1.0431 pounds.
1 gallon of water weighs 8.3448 pounds.
1 cubic foot of water weighs 62.425 pounds at 39.2° F.
1 stone is................ 14 pounds.
An English (statute) mile is.......... 1760 yards.
A Scotch mile is..............1984 yards.
An Irish mile is..............2249 yards.
A Dutch mile is..............8101 yards.
A Roman mile is..............1628 yards.
A German mile is .............6859 yards.
A Russian mile is.............1100 yards.
An Arabian mile is.............2148 yards.
A sea (nautical) mile is ...........2026 yards (11/6 mi.).
A knot is the traveling speed of a ship, reckoned by making 1 sea-mile in 1 hour.
1 tael (Chinese) is.............11/3 oz. avoir.
1 Danish pound is.............1.102 lb. avoir.
1 Russian pound is..............9 lb. avoir.
1 libra (Spanish) is.............1.014 lb. avoir.
100 pounds nails...............=1 keg.
196 pounds flour..............=1 barrel.
150 pounds potatoes ............=1 barrel of freight.
280 pounds salt..............=1 barrel.
200 pounds beef, fish, or pork..........— 1 barrel.
45 drops of water is a teaspoonful. 1 teaspoonful equals 1 fluid dram. 1 dessertspoonful equals 2 teaspoonfuls, or 2 drams.
1 tablespoonful equals 2 dessertspoonfuls, or 4 teaspoonfuls.
2 tablespoonfuls equal 8 teaspoonfuls, or 1 fluid ounce. 1 common-size wineglassful equals 2 ounces, or 1/2 gill. 1 common-size tumbler holds 1/2 pint.
A small tea-cup is estimated to hold 4 fluid ounces, or 1 gill.
1 pound of wheat is equal to about 1 pint.
1 pound and 2 ounces of Indian meal is equal to 1 quart.
1 pound of soft butter is equal to about 1 pint.
1 pound of sugar is equal to about 1 pint.
A pint of pure water is about a pound.
A barleycorn is 1/3 inch.
An ell is usually 45 inches.
A point (in type) is 1/72 inch.
A circle is 3.1415 times the length of its diameter (the ratio being known as pi).
 
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