5972. Relative Value of United States Dry Measure and Imperial Dry Measure

5972. Relative Value of United States Dry Measure and Imperial Dry Measure.

United States. Imperial.

Rush.

jmperial Pecks. Gals, pints.

1 Quarter = .96945 quarter,

or 7

3 0

.36

1 Bushel = .96945 bushel,

or

3 1

6.04

1 Peck = .96945 peck,

or

1

7.51

1 Quart = .24236 gallon,

or

 

1.94

1 Pint = .96945 pint,

or

 

.97

5973. Weight of a Barrel of Various Articles

5973.    Weight of a Barrel of Various Articles. Some things which are sold by weight or measure are also sold by the Barrel, the quantity being different for different articles. The weights are here given. For rice, 600 pounds. Flour, 196 pounds. Powder, 25 pounds. Corn, as bought and sold in Kentucky, Tennessee, etc., 5 bushels of shelled corn. As bought and sold at New Orleans, a flour-barrel full of ears. Potatoes, as sold in New York, a barrel contains 21/4 bushels. Pork, a barrel is 200 pounds, distinguished in quality by "clear," "mess," "prime." A barrel of beef is the same weight.

5974. Weight of a Bushel of Various Commodities

5974.    Weight of a Bushel of Various Commodities. The term bushel is also applied to a certain arbitrary weight varying with different articles. Wheat, beans, potatoes, and clover seed, 60 pounds to the bushel. Corn, rye, flax-seed, and onions, 56 pounds.

Corn on the cob, 70 pounds. Buckwheat, 52 pounds. Barley, 48 pounds. Hemp seed, 44 pounds. Timothy seed, 45 pounds. Castor beans, 46 pounds. Oats, 35 pounds. Bran, 20 pounds. Blue grass seed, 14 pounds.

5975. Lineal or Long Measure

5975. Lineal or Long Measure. The standard of linear measurements, by which all measures of capacity are also regulated, is derived from the length of a pendulum vibrating seconds in a vacuum. This, in the latitude of London, is equal to 39.1393 inches, and in the City Hall of New York, 39.1012 inches.

By scientific persons, parts of an inch are represented by a decimal fraction, but for mechanical purposes the inch is divided into a half, quarters and eighths.

5975 Lineal or Long Measure 55

5976. Long Measure Expressed in Metres

5976. Long Measure Expressed in Metres.

1 Mile = 1609.30634 = 1.609 Kilometres 1 Furlong = 201.16329 = 2.012 Hectometres 1 Rod = 5.02908 = 5.029 Metres 1 Yard = .91438 = 9.144 Decimetres 1 Foot = .30479 = 3.048 Decimetres 1 Inch = .02539 = 2.539 Centimetres