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1 mile (m.)

1,760 yards = 320 rods.

3 barleycorns, or sizes 1 inch (used by shoemakers.)
4 inches 1 hand (used in measuring height of horses.)

7.92 inches 25 links

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The unit of Land Measure is the acre, subdivided as follows:

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TABLE FOR CUBIC OR SOLID MEASURE.

1,728 cubic inches (cu. in.)

27 cubic feet

16 cubic feet

8 cord feet

128 cubic feet

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1 cubic foot (cu. ft.)
= 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.)
= 1 cord foot (cd. ft.)

1 cord (cd.)

1 cord.

A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high contains a cord. One foot of the length of such a pile is a cord foot. A perch of stone or masonry is 24.75 cubic feet.

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The primary unit is 1 bushel, containing 2,150 cubic inches. Four quarts, dry measure, contain 268.8 cubic inches.

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The barrel and hogshead are not fixed quantities, but vary in

commercial usage.

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The weight of a bushel of potatoes, corn, etc., varies slightly in different states.

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A degree of the earth's equator contains 60 geographical miles, or about 691 common miles.

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TABLE FOR LINEAR MEASURE.

10 millimeters (mm.) = 1 centimeter (cm.)

10 centimeters

10 decimeters

10 meters

10 dekameters
10 hektometers
10 kilometers
1 meter

= 1 decimeter (dm.)
1 meter (m.)
= 1 dekameter (Dm.)
1 hektometer (Hm.)
= 1 kilometer (Km.)
= 1 myriameter (Mm.)
39.37 inches.

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TABLE FOR SQUARE MEASURE.

100 square millimeters

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1 square centimeter (sq. cm.)

100 square centimeters 1 square decimeter (sq. dm.)

100 square decimeters
100 square meters
100 square dekameters
100 square hektometers

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1 square meter (sq. m.) =1'square dekameter (sq. Dm.) 1 square hektometer (sq. Hm.) 1 square kilometer (sq. Km.) a centare (ca.)

A square meter is also called

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TABLE FOR CUBIC MEASURE.

1,000 cubic millimeters (cu. mm.) = 1 cubic centimeter (cu. cm.) 1 cubic decimeter (cu. dm.) 1 cubic meter (cu. m.)

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1,000 cubic centimeters

1,000 cubic decimeters

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The unit of capacity is the liter, containing 1 cubic decimeter, and equivalent to .908 quarts dry measure, or 1.0567 quarts liquid measure.

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= 1 centigram (cg.)
= 1 decigram (dg.)
= 1 gram (g.)

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= 1 dekagram (Dg.)
= 1 hektogram (Hg.)
1 kilogram (Kg.)
1 myriagram (Mg.)
= 1 quintal (Q.)

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1 tonneau (T.)

1 kilogram 2.2046 pounds (about 2 pounds).

The unit of weight is the gram, the weight of a cubic centimeter of water at 39.2° F. (= 15.432 grains).

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