 | William Somerville Orr - 1854 - 534 pages
...feet „1 cubic yard. IX. — MEASURES FOR LIQUID AND DRY GOODS. 4 gilb .... make 1 pint. 2 pints „ 1 quart. 4 quarts „ 1 gallon. 2 gallons . . . „ 1 peck. 4 pecks .... make 1 bushel. 8 bushels „ 1 quarter. 2 cwt. of coals . . „ 1 sack. 10 sacks . . . . „ 1... | |
 | Daniel O'Gorman - 1856 - 186 pages
...Ans. 173 pints. QUERY.— How are tuns brought to hogsheads ; to gallons ; to pints ? DRY MEASURE. 2 pints ... make ... 1 quart. 4 quarts 1 gallon. 2 gallons 1 peek. 8 bushels... make ... 1 quarter. 4 quarters 1 chaldron. 10quarters 1 last. 4 pecks 1 bushel.... | |
 | John Sidney Boucher - 1857 - 270 pages
...inch of iron weighs 4^ oz., avoid. 1 ditto lead 6| oz., ditto. 1 ditto powder $oz., ditto. 2 pints — 1 quart ; 4 quarts = 1 gallon. 2 gallons = 1 peck ; 4 pecks = 1 bushel. The student will notice the alternation of the nos. 2 and 4 in this last couplet. And he may easily... | |
 | John Greig - 1858 - 116 pages
...&c., as also milk in London, there being no standard to the contrary DRY MEASURE. 2 pints (pt.) ... 1 quart . . . 4 quarts .... 1 gallon . . . 2 gallons........ 1 bushel . . . 8 bushels .... 1 quarter . . . 5 bushels .... 1 sack of flour . 3 bushels .... 1 sack of coals . 12 sacks, or 36 bushels 1 chaldron... | |
 | William Easton (of Hereford.) - 1859 - 110 pages
...1 cubic foot. 27 cubic feet „ 1 cubic yard. MEASURE OF CAPACITY. 4 gills are 1 pint 2 pints ,, I quart. 4 quarts „ 1 gallon. 2 gallons ,, 1 peck....bushel. 8 bushels „ 1 quarter. 5 quarters „ 1 load. MEASURE OF TIME. 60 seconds are 1 minute. 60 minutes „ 1 hour. 24 hours „ 1 day. 7 days „ 1 week.... | |
 | Mrs. William Allbut, Sophia Allbut - 1859 - 138 pages
...3 x 3, or 27 ; The cube of 4 is 4 x 4 x 4, or 64. MEASURE OF CAPACITY. 4 Gills make 1 pint. 2 Pints 1 quart. 4 Quarts 1 gallon. 2 Gallons ... ... ......4 Pecks 1 bushel. 8 Bushels ... ... ... 1 quarter. As applied to Beer or Wine. 9 Gallons make ... ... 1 firkin, or qr. barrel. 36 Gallons 1 barrel. 54... | |
 | English spelling book - 1859 - 264 pages
...MEASUBE OP CAPACITY. 5 ounces, avoirdu- \ _ , ... pois, of water / ~ * B1U' 4 gills = 1 pint. / 2 pints = 1 quart. 4 quarts = 1 gallon. 2 gallons = 1 peck. 4 pecks = 1 bushel. 8 bushels = 1 quarter. (This measure is used both for liquids and dry goods.) SQUABE, OB SUPEBFICIAL MEASUBE. 144 square inches... | |
 | James Hutchinson (M.A.) - 1859 - 152 pages
...barleycorns 1 inch 3 feet 1 yard 5§ yards 1 rod or pole 8 furlongs .... 1 mile 3 miles 1 league Dry Measure. 2 gallons 1 peck 4 pecks 1 bushel 8 bushels 1 quarter Square Measure. 144 square inches 1 squ. foot 9 square feet 1 squ. yard 30^ square yards . . 1 squ.... | |
 | Edward Liddell (writer on arithmetic.) - 1860 - 160 pages
...50 cub. ft. of hewn timber—I load. CAPACITY COEN OR DRY MEASURE. 2 qnarta make 1 pottle. 2 pottles 1 gallon. 2 gallons „ 1 peck. 4 pecks , 1 bushel. 8 bushels 1 quarter. 5 quarters „ 1 load. It has recently been proposed to sell corn by weight. The name cental has been given to 100 Ibs. weight,... | |
 | Robert Johnston (F.R.G.S.) - 1860 - 188 pages
...quarters = 1 French ell 4 gills or naggins= 1 pint 2 pints = 1 quart 2 quarts = 1 pottle 2 pottles = 1 gallon 2 gallons = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel 8 bushels = 1 quarter 5 quarters = 1 load 3 bushels =1 sack J , 12 sacks =lchldrn. { VI. LENGTH. 12 inches = 1 foot 3 feet = 1 yard 5| yards... | |
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Measure) 4 gills = 1 pint 2 pints = 1 quart 2 quarts = 1 pottle 2 pottles = 1 gallon 4 quarts = 1 gallon 2 gallons = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel 8 bushels = 1 quarter... 
