= = 1 mile (m.) 1,760 yards = 320 rods. 3 barleycorns, or sizes 1 inch (used by shoemakers.) 7.92 inches 25 links = The unit of Land Measure is the acre, subdivided as follows: TABLE FOR CUBIC OR SOLID MEASURE. 1,728 cubic inches (cu. in.) 27 cubic feet 16 cubic feet 8 cord feet 128 cubic feet 1 cubic foot (cu. 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. The primary unit is 1 bushel, containing 2,150 cubic inches. Four quarts, dry measure, contain 268.8 cubic inches. The barrel and hogshead are not fixed quantities, but vary in commercial usage. The weight of a bushel of potatoes, corn, etc., varies slightly in different states. A degree of the earth's equator contains 60 geographical miles, or about 691 common miles. TABLE FOR LINEAR MEASURE. 10 millimeters (mm.) = 1 centimeter (cm.) 10 centimeters 10 decimeters 10 meters 10 dekameters = 1 decimeter (dm.) = = TABLE FOR SQUARE MEASURE. 100 square millimeters - 1 square centimeter (sq. cm.) 100 square centimeters 1 square decimeter (sq. dm.) 100 square decimeters = = 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 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.) = 1,000 cubic centimeters 1,000 cubic decimeters The unit of capacity is the liter, containing 1 cubic decimeter, and equivalent to .908 quarts dry measure, or 1.0567 quarts liquid measure. = = 1 centigram (cg.) = = 1 dekagram (Dg.) = = 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). |