5977. Comparative Scale of Inches in French Metres

5977. Comparative Scale of Inches in French Metres.

Inches. Millimetres.

5978. Value of Inches and Feet in French Metres

5978. Value of Inches and Feet in French Metres.

Inches.

5979. Decimal Equivalents of Fractional Parts of an Inch

5979. Decimal Equivalents of Fractional Parts of an Inch.

5980. Pendulum Measure

5980.    Pendulum Measure. 6 points = 1 line. 12 lines = 1 inch.

5981. Shoemakers' Measures

5981.    Shoemakers' Measures. No. 1 is 4 1/8 inches in length, and every succeeding number is 1/8 inch. There are 28 divisions, in two series of numbers, viz.: from 1 to 13 and 1 to 15.

5982. Square or Superficial Measure

5982. Square or Superficial Measure.

5983. Square Measure in Square Metres

5983. Square Measure in Square Metres.

1 Acre = 4046.66700 sq. metres = 40.46667 Ares

5984. Government Land Measure

5984. Government Land Measure. A Township - 36 sections, each a mile square. A Section - 640 acres. A Quarter Section, half a mile square - 160 acres. An Eighth Section, half a mile long, north and south, and a quarter of a mile wide - 80 acres. A Sixteenth Section, a quarter of a mile square - 40 acres. The Sections are all numbered one to thirty-six, commencing at the northeast corner, thus:

The Sections are all divided in quarters, which are named by the cardinal points, as in section 1. The quarters are divided in the same way.

*School Section.