LAND OR SQUARE MEASURE.

By Square Measure are measured all things

that have length and breadth.

one hundred acres, twenty rods, twenty-two yards, 6 feet, sixty-seven inches; the 2d farm contained twenty-acres, seventy-seven rods, twentynine yards, seven feet, and sixty inches; the 3d farm contained ninety-seven acres, eighty rods, fourteen yards, four feet, and six inches; and the 4th farm contained a quantity exceeding by six acres, the quantity contained in his 1st and 2d farms. How much did they all contain?

3. In 6 lots of land, each containing 42 acres, 20 rods, and 127 inches; what is the whole

quantity ?

acres.

rods.

yds. ft: in:

252 120 05

42 Ans.

SOLID MEASURE.

By Solid Measure are measured all things that have length, breadth and thickness.

What are the dimensions of Solid Measure ?-To what is it applied?

3. I demand the number of cords, feet, and inches, in 6 piles of wood, each containing 19 cords, 6 feet, and ninety-six inches.

57 18 250×2+76=Ans.

4. How many tons, feet, and inches of round timber, in 6 sticks measuring as follows:-the 1st, contains 30 feet, 47 inches; the 2d, 60 feet, 100 inches; the 3d, 52 feet, 120 inches; the 4th, 32 feet, 42 inches; the 5th, contains as much as the 3d, and the sixth contains as much as the 4th?

LIQUID MEASURE.

By Liquid Measure are measured all liquids,

such as vinegar, oil, &c.

What are measured by Liquid Measure? What are its divisions?

3. A man bought at one time, 167 hogsheads, 14 gallons, and 3 gills of wine; at another time, 210 hogsheads, 42 gallons, 2 quarts, 1 pint. 2 gills; at another time, 100 hogsheads, 30 gallons, 2 quarts,1 pint, and 3 gills; and at another time, the same quantity as at first. How much did he buy in all ?

hhd.

hhd. gal. qts. pts. gills.

100×2+445 38 2 0 3 Ans.

4. How much is the contents of 5 casks of beer, each containing 33 gallons, 2 quarts, 3 gills?

gal. gal. qts. pts. gills.

169-2+3 1 3=Ans.

*The wine gallon contains 231 cubic inches. The

beer gallon 282 cubic inches,

DRY MEASURE.

This measure is used to measure corn and

all dry goods not sold by weight.

Its divisions

What are measured by Dry Measure?

3. A man has 4 casks of corn. The 1st, contains 17 bushels, 3 pecks, 1 quart, and 1 pint; the 2d, 26 bushels, I peck, and I quart; the 3d, 19 bushels, 6 quarts, and 1 pint; the 4th contains as much as all the others wanting 25 bushels. How much do they all contain ?

bush.

pks qts.

707-7+2 2-Ans. 4. A blacksmith bought at one time, 2 chaldrons, 8 bushels, and 3 pecks of coal; at another time, 33 bushels, 2 pecks; at another time, 1 chaldron, 1 bushel, and 3 pecks; at another time, 20 chaldrons, 20 bushels, and 2 pecks. How much did he buy in all?

12 14x2+2=Ans.

N. B. A gallon, Dry Measure, contains 2684 cubic inches,

TIME.

The true solar year consists of 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 57 seconds; but as 365 days will express the length of the year sufficiently accurate for all common calculations, the questions in this work will be predicated upon that supposition.

The year is subdivided as follows, viz.

3. A man had 4 sons. The first one's age was 17 years, 127 days, 20 hours, and 30 minutes; the second was 15 years, 166 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes, and 20 seconds; the third was just 14 months younger than the second; and the fourth one's age was 14 months less than the third; I demand the amount of all their ages.

S

days h.

60 85 18 1 0 + 2 2=Ans.

N. B. I call 12 months 1 year, and 30 days 1 month..