 | John Preston - Arithmetic - 1817 - 538 pages
...four following pieces ? yds. qrs. na, 1 piece, 2 3 4 Answer, 80 О О DRY MEASURE. 2 pints, marked pt. make 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts, 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks, 1 bushel, bu. LESSON i. In 5 loads of wheat, each 21 bushels, how many pecks ? 21 x 5 x 4 = 420. Answer,... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1818 - 246 pages
...Ell Flemish, >J. Fl. 5 quarters, 1 Ell English, EE 6 quarters, 1 Ell French, E.Fr. 6. Dry Measure. $ pints ( pt.) make 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts, 1 peck, pk. 4 pecka, 1 bushel, Itu, 7. Wine Measure. ' hhd. All brandies, spirits, mead, vinegar, oil, &c. are measured... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1827 - 216 pages
...measure is used? A. To measure ..ill kinds of cloth. Dry Measure. .Repeat the denominations of this measure. 2 Pints, (pt.) make 1 Quart, qt. 8 Quarts, - - - 1 Peck, pk. 4 Pecks, - 1 Bushel, bu. JHow many bushels make a chaldron ? A. 36. . How many pints in 4 qts. ? In (5 ? 7 ?... | |
 | Ingram Cobbin - 1830 - 150 pages
...measure is used for wine, spirits, oil, &c. A barrel contains 31^ gallons, and a tierce 42 gallons. Dry Measure. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart qt. 8 quarts 1 peck pit. 4 pecks 1 bushel mt. 36 bushels 1 chaldron ch. This measure is used for grain, coal, salt, oysters,... | |
 | Catharine Esther Beecher - Arithmetic - 1833 - 296 pages
...3 quarters, 1 Ell Flemish, E. Fl. 5 quarters, 1 Ell English, KE 6 quarters, 1 Ell French, E. Fr. 5. Dry Measure. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts, 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks, 1 bushel, tin. This measure is applied to grain, beans, flax-seed, salt, oats, oysters, coal, &c. 6.... | |
 | James H. Porter - Arithmetic - 1845 - 252 pages
...3 quarters, I Ell Flemish, E. Fl. 5 quarters, 1 Ell English, EE 6 quartets, 1 Ell French, E. Fr. 7. Dry Measure. 2 pints, (pt.) make 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts, 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks, 1 bushel, ; «•. bu. This measure is applied to grain, beans, flax-seed, salt, oats, oysters, coal,... | |
 | Almon Ticknor - Arithmetic - 1848 - 124 pages
...butt p. or*b. 2 pipes or butts - " 1 tun T, DRY MEASURE is used in measuring grain, salt, &c. Marked 2 pints (pt.) - - make 1 quart - - qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck - - pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel - - bu. LONG MEASURE is applied to length, distance, &c. 3 barley-corns (bar-c.) make 1... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1850 - 364 pages
...roots, fruits, salt, coal, sand, oysters, &c. * III the United States 32 busnel'=l chaldron. TABLE. 2 pints pt. make 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks « 1 bushel, bv. *36 bushels " 1 chaldron, eh. pt. qt. 2= 1 pk. 16= 8= 1 bu. 64= 32= 4= 1 eh. 2304=... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1857 - 376 pages
...from 50 to 150 or more gallons, are indiscriminately called hogsheads, pipes, butts, tuns, etc. 79. DRY MEASURE. 2 Pints (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 NOTE 1. — This table is used... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 452 pages
...? Ans. $ 514.80. DEY MEASURE. 140. This measure is used in measuring grain, fruit, salt, &c. TABLE. 2 Pints (pt.) make 1 Quart, qt. 8 Quarts " 1 Peck pk. 4 Pecks " 1 Bushel, bu. pte. gal. 8 = 1 pk. 16 = 2 = 1 bu. 64 = 8 = 4 =1 NOTE 1. — The Standard Unit of Dry... | |
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DRY MEASURE. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks 
