This section is from the book "Facts Worth Knowing", by Robert Kemp Philip. Also available from Amazon: Inquire Within for Anything You Want to Know.
A box 24 by 16 inches square, and 22 deep, contains 1 barrel | |||||||
" | 24 | 16 | " | 11 | " | 1/2 | " |
" | 16 | 16.8 | " | 8 | " | 1 | bushel |
" | 12 | 11.2 | " | 8 | " | 1/2 | " |
" | 8 | 8.4 | " | 8 | " | 1/4 | " |
" | 8 | 8 | " | 4.2 | " | 1/4 | " |
" | 7 | 4 | " | 4.8 | " | 1/2 | gall. |
" | 4 | 4 | ♦ '. | 4.2 | " | 1/4 | " |
 
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