 | George Roberts Perkins - 1846 - 266 σελίδες
...of round timber or ) „ . ^ 50 feet of hewn timber $ * On, 128 solid feet " • 1 cord of wood, C. A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet long, will make 1 cord. One foot in length* of such a pile is sometimes called a cord foot. It contains 16... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - 1849 - 346 σελίδες
...Ton. " 1 cord of wood, C. * A ton of round timber is so much as, when hewed, shall make 40 cubic feat. A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet long, will make one cord. One foot in length of such a pile is sometimes called a cord foot. It contains... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - 1850 - 364 σελίδες
...Ton. " 1 cord of wood, C. * A ton of round tlmbw is so much at, whsn hnrad, shall n»k* 40 cubic foM A pile of wood 4 feet wide. 4 feet high, and 8 feet long, will make one cord. One foot in length of such a pile is sometimes called a cord foot. It contains... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - 1851 - 356 σελίδες
...128 solid feet make 1 solid foot, S. ft. " 1 solid yard, S. yd. " 1 ton, Ton. " 1 cord of wood, C. A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet long, will make one cord. One foot in length of such a pile is sometimes called a cord foot. It contains... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - 1855 - 388 σελίδες
...feet « 1 cord of wood, C. * A ton of round timber is !0 much as, when hewed, shall make 40 cubic feet A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet long, will make on% cord. One foot in length of such a pile is sometimes called a cord foot . It contains... | |
 | George Augustus Walton - 1864 - 376 σελίδες
...than for the heavier. In measuring firewood and some other merchandise, the denomination cord is used. A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet...feet high, and 1 foot long, contains 1 cord foot. Hence, 16 cu. ft. = 1 cord foot, marked cd. ft. 8cd.it. or 128 cu. , I = 1 cord, " cd. u. it. ) 1 cord.... | |
 | George Augustus Walton - 1864 - 364 σελίδες
...for the heavier. . In measuring firewood and some other merchandise, the denomination cord is used. A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet long, contains 1 cord. A pile 4 feet wide, 4 foet high, and 1 foot long, contains 1 cord foot. Hence, 16 cu. ft. 8 cd. ft. or 128 cu. =: 1 cord... | |
 | George Augustus Walton, Mrs. Electra Nobles Lincoln Walton - 1865 - 354 σελίδες
...than for the heavier. In measuring firewood and some other merchandise, the denomination cord is used. A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet...feet high, and 1 foot long, contains 1 cord foot. Hence, 16 cu. ft. 8 cd. ft. or 128 cu. i — 1 cord foot, marked cd. ft. " cd. | cord. l cd. ft. EXAMPLES.... | |
 | Wilshire S. Courtney - 1869 - 532 σελίδες
...light freight by the number of cubic feet it occupies; but heavy freight is estimated by weight. 3. A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet long, contains 1 cord ; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile. 4. A perch of stone or masonry is 16£ feet long,... | |
 | George Augustus Walton, Electa N. L. Walton - 1871 - 348 σελίδες
...employ the cord, cord foot, and cubic foot. These are the units of WOOD MEASURE. 1 cord. J cord. 1 cd. ft. 321. A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high,...contains 1 cord foot. TABLE. 16 cubic feet = 1 cord fodl, marked cd. ft. 8cordfeetorl = 1 cord, « cd. 128 cubic feet ) EXAMPLES. ji c<£- '/^~ 75. In... | |
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A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet long, contains 1 cord. A pile 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 1 foot long, contains 1 cord foot. 
