2. Recite the table of liquid measure.

3. What part of a gallon is a pint? 5 pints?

4. If 5 pints of vinegar are worth 15, how much are 21 gal. worth?

5. What part of 2 gallons are 4 pt.? 8 pt.? 12 pt. ? 6. Find the cost of 3.2 pints of sirup at 40¢ a gal.

7. If 21 pints are taken from 21 gallons, how many pints are left?

8. How many gallons are there in § of a hogshead?

9. Change to gills: qt., qt., 1 qt., 23 qt., 2.5 qt. 10. Change to gallons: 21 qt., 90 pt., 27 qt., 48 gills, 72 gills.

11. At 9 a pint, find the cost of of a gallon of sweet

cream.

12. For what is Dry Measure used?

The standard unit of dry measure is the bushel. It contains 2150.42 cubic inches.

Grains, seeds, and small fruits are sold by stricken measure. Coarse vegetables, large fruits, and bulky articles, such as potatoes, turnips, apples, lime, etc., are sold by heaped measure.

13. Change to quarts: 4 pk. 2 qt.; 1 bu. 2 pk. 1 qt.; bu.

14. 15 qt. equal & of how many pecks? ? ?

15. What is the cost of 23 pk. of beans at $1.60 a bushel? 16. What part of 2 pk. is pk.? 121% of 1 bu. equal how many quarts?

17. 331% of 96 pt. equal how many pecks?

18. How many pint bottles will be required to hold 2 gallons?

19. What part of a bushel is 1 pt.? .1 of a pint?

LESSON 99

1. Change 10 bu. 3 pk. 5 qt. 1 pt. to pints.

2. Add 9 gal. 3 qt., 18 gal. 2 qt. 1 pt., 10 gal. 1 qt., 21 gal. 2 qt.

3. From 26 gal. 2 qt. take 18 gal. 3 qt. 1 pt.

4. Divide 37 bu. 1 pk. 2 qt. 1 pt. by 9.

5. A man feeds each of his 4 horses 10 qt. of oats daily. How long will 456 bu. 1 pk. last them?

6. I bought 3 bu. 2 qt. of berries at 48¢ a bushel. How much did I pay for them?

7. A merchant bought 150 gal. of sirup at 20 a gallon, and sold it at 6 a quart. Find the gain.

8. Change to gallons: 3200 gills; 3565 gills.

9. Find the cost of 25 gal. 3 qt. linseed oil at 20 a quart.

10. A merchant bought 5 bbl. of coal oil, each containing 40 gal., at 11 a pint. How much did he pay for it? 11. For what is Avoirdupois Weight used?

12. Recite the table of avoirdupois weight.

There are 7000 grains in an avoirdupois pound.

13. How many ounces are there in 5.5 lb.? In 5.75 lb.? 14. 37% of 1 lb. equals how many ounces?

15. 2 ounces equal what part of a pound? What per cent of a pound?

16. Change to pounds: 75 oz., 80 oz., 24 oz., 98 oz., 12 oz.

17. What per cent of a ton is a hundredweight? 3 cwt.? 300 lb. ?

18. How many pounds are there in of a ton? of 3.5 tons?

19. 50% and 75% of an acre equal how many sq. rd.? 20. A boy gathered 16 qt. of huckleberries, and sold of them at 10 a quart, and the remainder at 8 a quart. How much did he receive for them?

LESSON 100

1. For what is Troy Weight used?
2. Recite the table of Troy weight.

There are 5760 grains in a Troy pound.

3. How many grains are there in 2 pwt.? In 1 oz.? 4. How many pennyweights are there in 75 gr.? In 51 oz.?

5. How many grains are there in 87% of an ounce ? 6. What part of a pound Troy weight is 2 oz.? What per cent?

7. Which is the heavier, a pound of iron or a pound of gold? Why?

8. How many ounces in 18 cwt. 46 lb. 9 oz. ?

9. How many pounds in 18 T. 39 cwt. 75 lb. ?

10. Change 8964 oz. to higher denominations, avoirdupois weight.

11. Reduce 8 oz. 17 pwt. 14 gr. to grains.

12. How many ounces, pennyweights, and grains in 84,793 gr.?

13. If 4 silver water pitchers weigh 29 lb. 5 oz. 7 pwt. 8 gr., find their average weight.

14. When 18 pwt. of silver are worth $1.26, what is the value of 3 lb. 9 oz. 17 pwt. 8 gr. of silver?

15. How many cubic inches in a quart, dry measure? 16. How many cubic inches in a quart, liquid measure? 17. Which is the heavier, a pound of silver or a pound of butter? An ounce of silver or an ounce of butter?

18. From 35 lb. 1 pwt. take 33 lb. 5 oz. 9 pwt. 7 gr. 19. Change 184896 oz. to tons.

20. Find the cost of 281 cwt. of hay at $16 a ton.

LESSON 101

1. For what is Apothecaries' Weight used? 2. Recite the table of apothecaries' weight.

3. How many grains are there in 41 ?

4. How many ounces are there in 243? In 55 3? 5. How many are there in 95 gr. ?

6. How many 3 are there in 3.123 ?

7. If a family use 6 pints of water a day, how long will a 74 gallon can last them?

8. What are the denominations in Time Measure ?

9. Name the months and the number of days in each. Years divisible by 4, except centennial years, are leap years; and centennial years divisible by 400 are also leap

years.

10. Which are leap years? 1884? 1889? 1890?

1872? 2000?

1892? 1900? 1960? 1872?

11. Find the sum of 73 63 19 15 gr., 4 lb. 83 63 2 16 gr., 4 lb. 73 43 16 gr.

12. Divide 38 wk. 5 da. 18 hr. 21 min. 46 sec. by 7.

13. A note dated April 10, 1894, was paid Jan. 3, 1900. Find the time the note was on interest.

When the period is long the method of compound subtraction is generally employed to find the time. 30 days are considered a month.

14. General Robert E. Lee was born Jan. 19, 1807. What was his age when the battle of Gettysburg was fought, July 1, 1863 ?

15. Benjamin Franklin was born Jan. 17, 1706, and died April 17, 1790. Find his age.

16. Find the number of days from June 8, 1899, to Jan. 5, 1900.

SUGGESTION. There are 22 days remaining in June; in July there are 31; in Aug. 31; Sept. 30; Oct. 31; Nov. 30; Dec. 31; and in Jan. 5.

17. Find the number of days from Oct. 30, 1899, to April 20, 1900.

LESSON 102

1. A miner worked full time in May, the first day of May being Friday, and half time in June.

days did he work in both months?

How many

2. A note dated June 8, 1899, was paid 9 mo. 3 da. after date. Find the date of payment.

3. Find the rent of a house for 1 yr. 7 mo. at $15 a month.

4. Change 11 oz. 7 pwt. 23 gr. to grains.

5. How many grains are there in 1 oz. Av.? Troy? 6. How much will 3650 lb. coal cost at $3 a ton?