 | Charles Guilford Burnham - 1857 - 328 σελίδες
...seeds, roots, salt, sand, oysters, coal, etc. 2 pints, pts. make 1 quart, qt. 4 quarts " 1 gallon, gal. 8 quarts " 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel, bu. 8 bushels " 1 quarter, qr. 4 quarters u 1 chaldron, cli. OBS. — A gallon dry measure contains 268* cubic inches. A Winchester... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1857 - 348 σελίδες
...Simple Numbers. ART. 78. DRY MEASTJRE Is used in measuring grain, vegetables, fruit, coal, &c. TABLE. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart, marked qt. 8 quarts 1 peck, pk. 4 peeks 1 bushel, bu. The standard unit of dry measure is the /.'//,•.//,' ; a circular measure of... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1858 - 102 σελίδες
...barrels, or 63 gals. " 1 hogshead, " hhd. DRY MEASURE. Dry measure is used to measure all kinds of grain. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart, marked qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck, " pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel, " bu. BEER MEASURE. This measure is rapidly falling into disuse. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart, marked qt. 4... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1858 - 400 σελίδες
...fruit, salt, &c,. Its denominations are chaldrons, quarters, bushels, pecks, Quarts, and pints. 2 pinta (pt.) make 1 quart, marked qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck, " p~k. 4 pecks, or 32 qts. " 1 bushel, " Ъи. 8 bushels " "1 quarter, " qr. 32 bushels " 1 chaldron, " eh. OBS. 1.... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - 1859 - 338 σελίδες
...seeds, roots, salt, sand, oysters, coal, etc. 2 pints, pti. make 1 quart, qt. 4 quarts " 1 gallon, gal. 8 quarts " 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel, bu. 8 bushels " 1 quarter, qr. 4 quarters " 1 chaldron, • c/j. OBS. — A gallon dry measure contains 268^ cubic inches. A Winchester... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1859 - 144 σελίδες
...measure. DRY MEASURE. 0 OO. Dry Measure is used in measuring grain, fruit salt, &c. 2 pints (pis.) make 1 quart, marked qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck, " pk. 4 pecks, or 32 qts. " 1 bushel, " bu. 8 bushels " 1 quarter, " qr. 32 bushels " 1 chaldron, " eh. ffotc.~-In... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1860 - 96 σελίδες
...or G3 gallons " 1 hogshead, " hhd. DRY MEASURE. Dry measure is used to measure all kinds of grain. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart, marked qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck, " pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel, " bu. CUBIC MEASURE. Cubic measure is used for measuring solids. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) make 1 cubic... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1860 - 440 σελίδες
...measured by wine measure. DRY MEASURE. Dry Measure is used in measuring grain, fruit, &c. 2 pints (pi.) make 1 quart, marked qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck, " pk. 4 pecks, or 32 qts. " 1 bushel, " bu. 8 bushels " 1 quarter, " qr. 32 bushels, or 4 qrs. " 1 chaldron, " eh.... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1861 - 496 σελίδες
...417- Dry measure is used in measuring all dry articles, such as grain, fruit, salt, coal, &c. Table. 2 pints (pt.) .... make 1 quart, marked qt 8 quarts 1 peck pk. 4 pecks 1 bushel,, bu, 3(i bushels 1 chaldron, eh. Table Reversed. qt. pt. pt 1=2. tra. 1 = 8 = 16. cb. 1 = 4 = 32 = 64. 1... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1862 - 436 σελίδες
...milk is measured by wine measure. DRY MEASURE. 262. Dry Measure is used in measuring grain, fruit, &c. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart, marked qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck, " pk. 4 pecks, or 32 qts. " 1 bushel, " bv,. 8 bushels " 1 quarter, " qr. 32 bushels, or 4 qrs. " 1 chaldron, " ck.... | |
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TABLE. 2 pints pt. make 1 quart, marked qt. 8 quarts - 1 peck, - pk. 4 pecks - 1 bushel, - bu. 
