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5. How many feet of timber are there in a stick 49 feet long, 9 inches wide, and 6 inches thick?

46. Mr. B. bought 318 fence boards 16 feet long and 8 inches wide. What did they cost at $11 per thousand feet?

7. A lumber dealer bought 35 three-inch planks, 22 feet long and 16 inches wide, at $17.50 per M. How much did they cost?

8. What will it cost to floor a room 35 feet by 18, with 14 inch flooring, at $30 per M, allowing for matching?

9. What will be the expense of flooring a room 20 feet by 25 with 14 inch flooring, at $25 per M, allowing matching?

MEASURES OF CAPACITY.

LIQUID MEASURE.

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1. In determining the capacity of cisterns, reservoirs, etc., 31 gallons are considered a barrel (bbl.), and 2 barrels, or 63 gallons a hogshead (hhd.). In commerce, however, the barrel and hogshead are not fixed

measures.

2. Casks of large size do not hold any fixed quantity. Their capacity is usually marked upon them.

3. The standard gallon of the United States contains 231 cubic inches.

4. The beer gallon is not now in use. It contained 282 cubic inches.

EXERCISES.

1. How many gills are there in 3 pints? 5 pints? 7 pints? 2. How many gills are there in 2 quarts? 3 quarts? 3. How many pints are there in 3 quarts? 8 quarts? 4. How many pints are there in a cask which contains 37 gallons?

5. A man sold 684 pints of milk at 20 cents a gallon. How much did he get for it? How many gallons were there? 6. Reduce 3846 gi. to gal. 4869 pt. to gal. 7. Reduce 3 gal. 4 qt. 1 pt. 8. Reduce 4 bbl. 6 gal. to gi. 9. Reduce 24 gal. to pt.

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gi. to gi.

484 pt. to gal.

8459 gi. to bbl.

10. How many cubic inches are there in 7 gal.?

11. How many gallons will a vessel hold that contains 3846 cubic inches?

12. How many barrels of water will a cistern hold that is 15 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 8 feet deep?

APOTHECARIES' LIQUID MEASURE.

268. Apothecaries' Liquid Measure is used in compounding and measuring liquid medicines.

TABLE.

60 Drops (gtt.) or minims (M)=1 Fluid drachm . ƒ3.

1. The abbreviation Cong. is from the Latin congius, a gallon. A pint being one-eighth of a gallon the abbreviation is O., from the Latin octavus, one-eighth.

2. In writing prescriptions, physicians write the number after the symbol; thus: 0. 5, ƒ 2, etc.

DRY MEASURE.

269. Dry Measure is used in measuring grain, roots, fruit, etc.

1. In measuring grain, seeds, or small fruits, the measure must be even full or stricken. In measuring large fruits, coarse vegetables, corn in the ear, etc., the measure should be heaped at least six inches.

2. Five stricken bushels are considered equal to 4 heaped bushels. 3. A standard bushel contains 2150.4 cubic inches,

4. A pint, quart, or gallon, dry measure, is more than the same quantity liquid measure, for a quart is 3 of a bushel, or of 2150.4 cubic inches, which is about 67 cubic inches, while a quart liquid measure is of 231 cubic inches, or 57 cubic inches.

1. How many pints are there in 3 quarts? 7 quarts? 2. How many quarts are there in 2 pecks? 3 pecks? 5 pecks? 7 pecks?

3. How many pints are there in 1 bushel? 3 bushels? 5 bushels? 8 bushels?

4. How many pints are there in 3 bu. 3 pk. 5 qt. 1 pt.? 5. How many pints are there in 8 bu. 5 qt. 3 pt.?

6. Change 16845 qt. to units of higher denominations.

7. Change 13965 pt. to units of higher denominations. 8. Change 57364 qt. to units of higher denominations. 9. Change 35 bu. 3 pk. 6 qt. 1 pt. to pints.

10. How many cubic inches are there in 7 bu.? 8 bu.? 10 bu.? 20 bu.?

11. How many bushels are there in 13846 cu. in.? 35769 cu. in.? 48695 cu. in.

12. How many cubic inches are there in a bin 8 ft. long, 7 ft. wide, and 5 ft. high? How many bushels will it hold? 13. How many bushels will a bin hold that is 9 ft. long, 6 ft. wide, and 6 ft. high?

MEASURES OF WEIGHT.

270. Weight is the measure of the force that attracts bodies to the earth.

AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT.

271. Avoirdupois Weight is used in measuring all coarse and heavy articles, as hay, grain, groceries, coal, etc., and the metals, except gold and silver.

1. In weighing coal at the mines and in levying duties at the United States Custom House, the long ton of 2240 lb. is sometimes used. 2. The ounce is considered as 16 drams.

The following are the pounds in a bushel in the States named:

1. How many ounces are there in 5 lb.? In 3 lb. 5 oz.? 2. How many pounds are there in 5 cwt.? In 6 cwt.? 3. How many pounds are there in 1 ton? In 3 T.? 4. How many pounds are there in 3 T. 2 cwt. 5 lb.? 5. How many pounds are there in 5 T. 216 lb.?

6. How much will 5 lb. 7 oz. of indigo cost at $.121 per oz.?

7. What will 3 lb. of confectionery cost at $.04 per oz.? 8. At 8 cents a pound, what must be paid for 5 cwt. 28 lb. of sugar?

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