 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1867 - 148 σελίδες
...11 Measure. 214, Dry Measure is used in measuring grain, seeds, vegetables, fruit, salt, coal, &c. TABLE. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart, . . . qt. 8 quarts, 1 peck, . . . pk. 4 pecks, 1 bushel, . . bu. 36 bushels, 1 chaldron, . chal. 215, The quart of Dry Measure is greater than that of Liquid Measure.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson, Daniel W. Fish - 1868 - 390 σελίδες
...SOI. Dry Measure is used in measuring articles not liquid, as grain, fruit, salt, roots, ashes, &e. What is dry measure ? TABLE. 2 pints (pt.) make 1...1 bushel,. bu. or bush. UNIT EQUIVALENTS, qt. Pt. pi,. 1 = 2 bu. 1 = 8 = 16 1 = 4 = 32 = 64 SCALE — ascending, 2, 8, 4 ; descending, 4, 8, 2. NOTE.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1868 - 468 σελίδες
...ashes, etc. The unit is the bushel, of which all the other denominations in the table are divisors. TABLE. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts ".... . bu. or bush. UNIT EQUIVALENTS. qt. pt. pk. 1=2 bu. 1 = 8 = 16 1 =. 4 = 32 = 64 SCALE — ascending, 2, 8, 4; descending, 4, 8, 2. WEIGHTS. 393. Weight... | |
 | Whitman Peck - 1868 - 304 σελίδες
...contains 282 cubic inches. Art. 49. — Dry Measure is used for measuring grain, fruit, vegetables, &c. . TABLE. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks 1 bushel (bu.) Also, 8 bushels make 1 quarter (q.) 36 bushels 1 chaldron. 32 bushels 1 chaldron (in US) A bushel in... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - 1868 - 200 σελίδες
...MEASURE. 117. DRY MEASURE is used in measuring grain, fruit, potatoes, salt, charcoal, etc. TABLE. 2 pts. (pt.) make 1 Quart,. qt. 8 Quarts " 1 Peck, pk. 4 Pecks " 1 Bushel, bush. qt pt. pk. 1 = 2 bush. . 1 = 8 = 16 1 = 4 = 32 = 64 SCALE. Descending, 4, 8, 2 ; Ascending, 2,... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1869 - 348 σελίδες
...measuring grain, seeds, vegetables, roots, fruit, salt, coal, and other articles not liquid. TARLE. 2 'pints (pt.) make 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts, 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks, 1 bushel, .... bu. 36 bushels, 1 chaldron, .... chal. IIow many cnbic inches does the beer gallon contain? How many -wine... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1869 - 332 σελίδες
...210. Dry Measure is used in measuring such dry articles as grain, fruit, roots, coal, etc. Tal>le. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts, 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks, 1 busliel, bu. The chaldron, a measure of 36 bushels, formerly employed with some kinds of coal, is now... | |
 | George Augustus Walton, Electa Nobles Lincoln Walton - 1869 - 350 σελίδες
...pint, and gill. These are the units of DRY MEASURE. TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints = 1 quart, " qt. 8 quarts = 1 peck, " pk. 4 pecks = 1 bushel, " bu. EXAMPLES. 85. In 3 bu. 3 pk. of chestnuts how many quarts ? 86. What cost 8 bu. 2 pk. 5 qt. of nuts,... | |
 | David Henry Cruttenden - 1869 - 104 σελίδες
...names are bu-shels, peeks, quaa-t.4, pints, and yilht. 4 gills are equivalent to 1 pint pt. 2 pints " " 1 quart . . . . qt. 8 quarts " " 1 peck .... pk. 4 pecks " " 1 bushel - - - - bu. 5. Bead these ; 931000bu. ; 3pk ; 7ft ; 9pt Igi. в. Eead these; 205102sq.ft; $95067; £305000 ; 97ct... | |
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DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu... 
