 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1880 - 88 σελίδες
...cubic feet [ Cubic Measure is used for measuring Bolids ; as, timber, 'wood, Btone, etc. NOTE. — Л pile of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft, high, contains 1 cord. MEASURE OF TIME. The Denominations are, the Century, Year, Month, "Week, Day, Hour, Minute,... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - 1883 - 290 σελίδες
...2. How many cords of wood in a pile 20 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 6 ft. high ? 5 ft. high ? NOTE. — A pile of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high contains 1 cord, and 1 foot in length of such a pile contains 16 cu. ft., or 1 cord foot (little used). 3. How... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - 1883 - 282 σελίδες
...2. How many cords of wood in a pile 20 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 6 ft. high? 5 ft. high? NOTE. — A pile of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high contains 1 cord, and 1 foot in length of such a pile contains 16 cu. ft., or 1 cordfoot (little used). 3. How... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - 1883 - 186 σελίδες
...foot ? How many wide ? 16 Cu. Ft. = l Cd. Ft., cd. ft. 8 Cd. Ft., or i 138 Cu. Ft. = l Cord, Си. 18. A pile of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high, is a cord. 19. A cord foot is 1 loot in length of such a pile ; that is, 1 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - 1883 - 180 σελίδες
...length of such a pile ; that is, 1 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high. 20. How many cubic feet in a pile of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high ? In a pile 6 ft. long, 5 ft. wide, and 3 ft. high ? 21. If a stove burn 1 cord foot of wood in a week,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1886 - 238 σελίδες
...to square rods. 26. Change 25 hhd. to gallons. 27. Change 25 bbls. of flour to pounds. LESSON L. 1. A pile of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide and 4 ft. high contains a cord. How many cubic feet in a cord? 2. How many cords are there in a pile of wood 24 ft. long, 4... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - 1890 - 178 σελίδες
...will be the cost of a pile of four-foot wood 40 ft. long and 6 ft. high, at $4.50 a cord ? NOTE. — A pile of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high contains 128 cu. ft. or 1 cord. To find the solid contents of a rectangular solid : — RULE. — Multiply the... | |
 | Thomas J. Foster - 1891 - 444 σελίδες
...1,728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot. 27 cubic feeU = 1 cubic yard. A cord of wood = 128 cu. ft., or a we of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high = 1 cord. A perch of masor^ contains 24% cu. ft. ; but in practice it is taken as 25 en. ft. A ton... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1892 - 428 σελίδες
...companies estimate light freight by the space it occupies in cubic feet, and heavy freight by weight. 3. A pile of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile. 4. A perch of stone or of masonry is 16.^... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1892 - 428 σελίδες
...companies estimate light freight by the space it occupies in cubic feet, and heavy freight by weight. 3. A pile of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. bigh, contains 1 cord ; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile. 4. A perch of stone or... | |
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A pile of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high is called a cord of wood. 
