4542. E.—Measure of Avoirdupois Weight.
| 2711/32 | Grains | = | 1 Dram | = | 2711/32 | grains |
| 16 | Drams | " | 1 Ounce | " | 437½ | " |
| 16 | Ounces | " | 1 Pound (lb.) | " | 7000 | " |
| 28 | Pounds | " | 1 Quarter (qr.) | |||
| 4 | Quarters | " | 1 Hundred- weight (cwt.) | |||
| 20 | Cwt. | " | 1 Ton. |
This weight is used in almost all commercial transactions, and in the common dealings of life.
| A Firkin of Butter | 56 lb. | A Barrel of Soap | 256 lb. |
| ------------- Soap | 64 " | ----------- Raisins | 112 " |
| A Barrel of Anchovies | 30 " | A Fother of Lead | 19½ cwt. |
4543. F.—Measures of Pounds.
The following table of the number of pounds of various articles to a bushel, may be of interest to some of our farming friends.
| Wheat | 60 lbs. | is 1 bus. | Clover Seed | 60 lbs. | is 1 bus. |
| Shelled Corn | 46 | " " | Timothy seed | 45 | " " |
| Corn in cob | 70 | " " | Flax Seed | 56 | " " |
| Oats | 35 | " " | Hemp Seed | 44 | " " |
| Barley | 48 | " " | Buckwheat | 42 | " " |
| Potatoes | 60 | " " | Blue grass seed | 14 | " " |
| Beans | 60 | " " | Castor Beans | 46 | " " |
| Bran | 20 | " " |