- 3 inches = 1 palm
- 4 inches = 1 hand
- 6 inches = 1 span
- 18 inches = 1 cubit
- 21.8 in. = 1 Bible cubit
- 2 1⁄2 ft. = 1 military pace
SURVEYORS’ MEASURE
- 7.92 inches = 1 link
- 25 links = 1 rod
- 4 rods = 1 chain
- 10 square chains or 160 square rods = 1 acre
- 640 acres = 1 sq. mile
- 36 sq. miles (6 miles sq.) = 1 township
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CUBIC MEASURE
- 1728 cubic in. = 1 cub. ft.
- 27 cubic ft. = 1 cubic yd.
- 128 c. ft. = 1 cord (wood)
- 40 cub. ft. = 1 ton (shpg.)
- 2150.42 cubic inches = 1 standard bushel
- 268.8 cubic inches = 1 standard gallon
- 1 cubic foot = about four-fifths of a bushel
METRIC EQUIVALENTS
| 1 centimeter = 0.3937 in. | 1 in. = 2.54 centimeters |
| 1 decimeter = 3.937 in. = 0.328 feet | 1 ft. = 3.048 decimeters |
| 1 meter = 39.37 in. = 1.0936 yards | 1 yard = 0.9144 meter |
| 1 dekameter = 1.9884 rods | 1 rod= 0.5029 dekameter |
| 1 kilometer = 0.62137 mile | 1 mile = 1.6093 kilometers |
| 1 sq. centimeter = 0.1550 sq. in. | 1 sq. inch = 6452 square centimeters |
| 1 sq. decimeter = 0.1076 sq. ft. | 1 sq. foot = 9.2903 square decimeters |
| 1 sq. meter = 1.196 sq. yd. | 1 sq. yd. = 0.8361 sq. m’r. |
| 1 are = 3.954 sq. rd. | 1 sq. rd. = 0.2529 are |
| 1 hektar = 2.47 acres | 1 acre= 0.4047 hektar |
| 1 sq. kilometer = 0.386 sq. m. | 1 sq. m. = 2.59 sq. kilometers |
1 cu. centimeter = 0.061 cu. in. | 1 cu. in. = 16.39 cu. centimeters |
1 cu. decimeter= 0.0353 cu. ft. | 1 cu. ft. = 28.317 cu. decimeters |
1 cu. mr.= 1.308 cu. yd. | 1 cu. yd. = 0.7646 cu. mr. |
1 cu. mr.= 0.2759 cd. | |
1 stere= 1.308 cu. yd. | 1 cord = 3.624 steres |
1 stere= 0.2759 cd. | |
1 liter= 0.908 qt. dry | 1 qt. dry = 1.101 liters |
1 liter= 1.0567 qt. liq. | 1 qt. liq. = 0.9463 liter |
1 dekaliter= 2.6417 gal. | 1 gal. = 0.3785 dekaliter |
1 dekaliter= .135 pks. | 1 peck = 0.881 dekaliter |
1 hektoliter= 2.8375 bush. | 1 bus. = 0.3524 hektoliter |