TABLES = LENGTH 12 inches (in.) 3 = I foot (ft.) feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5 yards, or 16 feet = I rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) 4 in.; sometimes used in measuring the height of a horse. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = I cubic foot (cu. ft.) 128 cu. ft. It is usually a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, A load of earth = 1 cu. yd. (approximately). AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound (lb.) 2000 pounds = 1 ton (T.) A hundredweight (cwt.) A long ton = = 100 lb. 2240 lb.; used sometimes for material in which there is much waste, such as ores from mines. |