This section is from the "Encyclopedia Of Practical Receipts And Processes" book, by William B. Dick. Also available from Amazon: Dick's encyclopedia of practical receipts and processes.
6036. Imperial Liquid Measure Expressed in Litres.
1 Gallon = 4.54339 Litres
6037. Dry or Corn Measure.
Quarter. | Bushels. | Pecks. | Gallons. | Pinto. | Capacity in Cubic Inches. |
1 = | 8 = | 32 = | 64 = | 512 = | 17,745.536 |
1 = | 4 = | 8 = | 64 = | 2,218.192 | |
1 = | 2 = | 16 = | 554.548 | ||
1 = | 8 = | 277.274 | |||
1 = | 34.659 |
The above capacities are for struck measure; the heaped measures contain nearly 1/3 more, the heaped bushel containing 2815 1/2 cubic inches.
6038. Relative Value of Imperial Dry Measure and United States Dry Measure.
(Imperial. | United States. | Qr. | Bnsli. | Pecks | Qts. | Pints. | ||
1 Quarter | = | 1.03151 Quarters, | or | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.133 |
1 Bushel | S3 | 1.03151 Bushels, | or | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.016 | |
1 Peck | — | 1.03151 Pecks, | or | 1 | 0 | 0.404 | ||
1 Gallon | MB | 4.12604 Quarts, | or | 4 | 0.252 | |||
1 Pint | = | 1.03151 Pint, | or | 1.031 | ||||
 
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