MEASURE OF LENGTH.

12inches1 foot.
 3feet1 yard.
 2yards1 fathom.
16½feet1 rod.
 4rods1 chain.
10chains1 furlong.
 8furlongs 1 mile.
 3miles1 league.

MEASURE OF VOLUME.

A cubic foot has1728  cubicinches.
An ale gallon has282  
A standard or wine gallon has231  
A dry gallon has268.8 
A bushel has2150.4 
A cord of wood has128   feet.
A perch of stone has24.75
A ton of round timber has40  
A ton of hewn timber has50  
A box 19⅜ × 19⅜ ins., 19⅜ ins. deep,contains1 barrel.
A “ 12¹⁵/₁₆ × 12¹⁵/₁₆ ins., 12¹⁵/₁₆ ins. deep,1 bushel.
A “ 8⅛ × 8⅛ ins., 8⅛ ins. deep,1 peck.
A “ 6⁷/₁₆ × 6⁷/₁₆ ins., 6⁷/₁₆ ins. deep,½ “
A “ 4¹/₁₆ × 4¹/₁₆ ins., 4¹/₁₆ ins. deep,1 quart.
An acre contains4840sq. yds.
209 feet long by 209 feet broad is1acre.

LIQUID MEASURE.

A barrel holds 31½gallons.
A hogshead holds63 
A tierce“42 
A puncheon84 
A tun252 

BARREL MEASURE IN WEIGHT.

A barrel of flour is196pounds.
A barrel of pork is200
A barrel of rice is600
A firkin of butter is  56
A tub of butter is84