2 pints

equal

1 quart, qt.

4 quarts

"

1 gallon, gal.

2 gallons,

"

1 peck, pk.

4 pecks

"

1 bushel, bu.

36 bushels -

"

1 chaldron, ch.

4 bushels (in England)

1 coon.

2 coons " "

"

1 quarter.

5 quarters " "

"

1 wey.

2 weys " "

"

1 last.

A gallon, dry measure, measures 268 4-5 cubic inches. Dry measure applies to all goods that are not liquid and are sold by measure, as corn, grain, fruit, salt, coal, etc.