 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1875 - 462 σελίδες
...companies estimate light freight by the space it occupies in cubic feet, and heavy freight by weight. 3. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet 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... | |
 | Milton Browning Goff - 1876 - 462 σελίδες
...the cord. TABLE. 16 cu. ft. =1 cord foot ..... cd. ft. 8 cord feet, or U8eD.it [- cdA eord of wood is a pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high. 8x4x4 = 128 cu ft. A eord foot is a pile of wood 4 feet high, 4 feet wide, and 1 foot thick. 4x4xl... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - 1876 - 236 σελίδες
...are 1 cord foot . . cd. ft. S cord feet, or ) , > are 1 cord . . . . co. 128 cubic feet J NOTE. — A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord ; and 1 foot in length of such a pile contains 1 cord foot. See cut on page 159. Wood... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1876 - 230 σελίδες
...length, breadth, and bight or depth. Table. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in) are 27 cubic feet, 128 cubic feet, A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet' high, is a cord. A cord foot (cf) is 1 foot in length of this pile, or 16 cubic feet. iCort. ic.f. A perch... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1877 - 108 σελίδες
...cubic foot : marked cu. ft. 27 cubic feet " 1 cubic yard : " cu. yd. 128 cubic feet " 1 cord. NOTE. — A pile of wood, 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high contains a cord. TIME TABLE. 60 seconds (sec.) make 1 minute : marked min. 60 minutes " 1 hour : "... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1877 - 212 σελίδες
...descending, 84}, 128, 8, 16, 50, 40, 27, 1728. 1. A cubic yard of earth Ы called a load. 3. A pUe of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord ; and a cord foot ie one foot tn length of euch a pile. 4. A pereh of stone, or of... | |
 | John Homer French - 1878 - 234 σελίδες
...Wood Measure. They are chiefly used in measuring wood. Rough stone is also commonly sold by the cord. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high contains 1 cord ; and 1 foot in length of such a pile contains 1C cubic feet, and, therefore, is 1... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1879 - 238 σελίδες
...(cu. in) are 1 cubic foot, cu. ft. 27 cubic feet, 1 cubic yard, cu. yd. 128 cubic feet, 1 cord, C. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, is a cord. A cord foot (cf) is 1 foot in length of this pile, or 16 cubic feet. ! Cord. lo.f. A perch... | |
 | Richard Nelson - 1881 - 312 σελίδες
...cord, which should measure 128 cubic feet closely piled, or 138 feet if stowed in a boat or barge. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4 feet thick contains a cord. BRICKLAYERS' MEASURE. — The common dimensions of a brick are 8 inches long,... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1881 - 200 σελίδες
...cubic feet, is 24.65 feet long, and 2.80 feet wide. What is its depth ? 8 feet. .¡¡.It, 160. A Range of Wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, is a cord. A cord foot is 1 foot in length of this range. A perch of masonry, or of building stone,... | |
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How many solid feet in a pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high? 
