Table of Miscellaneous Weights
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This section is from the book "Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge And Useful Infomation", by David Bepler. Also available from Amazon: Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge and Useful Information.
Table of Miscellaneous Weights
14 pounds | equal | |
56 pounds | " | 1 firkin of butter. |
64 pounds | " | 1 firkin of soft soap. |
112 pounds | " | 1 barrel of raisins. |
256 pounds | " | 1 pack of soft soap. |
196 pounds | " | 1 barrel of flour. |
200 pounds | " | 1 barrel of beef, pork or fish. |
280 pounds | " | 1 barrel of salt, New York. |
22 stones (301 lbs), equal 1 sack of wool. | ||
17 stones 2 lbs (240 lbs.), equal 1 pack of wool. | ||
60 pounds | equal | 1 truss of hay (new). |
50 pounds | " | 1 truss of hay (old). |
40 pounds | " | 1 truss of straw. |
400 pounds | " | 1 bale of cotton. |
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