2. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high contains 1 cord.

3. One foot in length of such a pile, that is, 1 foot long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, is called 1 cord-foot.

4. A Perch of stone or of masonry is 16 feet long, 11 feet wide, and 1 foot high, and contains 244 cubic feet.

LESSON CXLI.

1. How many cubic feet in a piece of timber 1 foot square at the ends and 3 feet long? In 2 such pieces?

2. How many cubic feet in 4 such pieces? 5? 6?

3. How many cubic feet in 1 cubic yard? In 2 cu. yd.? 4. A cubic yard is a cube each face of which is 1 sq. yd., and each edge 1 yd., or 3 ft., long.

This drawing represents a cubic yard, each face being a square yard, containing 9 sq. ft.

If a piece, or section, 1 foot thick is cut from one side, it may be divided into 3 times 3 cu. ft., or 9 cu. ft. And since a cubic yard contains 3 such sections, there are 3 times 9 cu. ft., or 27 cu. ft., in a cubic yard.

3 feet.

5. How many cubic feet in a block of marble 1 ft. thick, 3 ft. wide, and 6 ft. long? 2 ft. wide, 2 ft. thick, and 4 ft. long?

6. How many inches in a cubic block whose edges are 3 inches long? Are 4 inches long?

7. How do we find the solidity, or contents, of a cube or of an oblong body?

Ans. By multiplying together the three dimensions, or the length, breadth, and thickness.

8. How many cubic feet in a pile of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high? In a pile 6 ft. long, 5 ft. wide, and 3 feet high?

9. If a stove burn 1 cord-foot of wood in a week, in what time will it burn 1 cord? 2 cords? 3 cords?

1. Capacity signifies extent of room or space. 2. Measures of capacity are divided into two classes; Measures of Liquids and Measures of Dry Substances. 3. Liquid Measure is used in measuring liquids; as spirituous liquors, oil, molasses, milk, water, etc.

In some of the New England States the barrel is estimated at 32 gallons; in some States 31 gallons, and in others from 28 to 32. 4. In prescribing and compounding liquid medicines,

1. Dry Measure is used in measuring articles not liquid; as grain, fruit, salt, roots, etc.

2. The weight of the bushel of certain grains, seeds, and vegetables has been fixed in many of the States by law, and though not uniform in this respect, the following are the prevailing standards:

LESSON CXLIV.

1. How many gills in 1 pt? In 2 pints? In 1 quart? 2. How many pints in 2 quarts? In 3 qt. ? In 1 gal. ? 3. How many pints in gal.? In 2 gal.? In 14 gal.? 4. How many gallons in 12 quarts? In 24 qt.? In 36? 5. How many quarts in 10 pints? 18 pt.? In 20 pt.? 6. How many pints in 4 qt. 1 pt.? In 6 qt. 1 pt.? 7. In 1 pint, how many fluid-ounces? In 2 pints? 8. How many quarts in 1 peck? In 3 pk.? 9. How many pints in 1 pk.? In 1 pk. 1 qt. ? 10. How many quarts in bushel? In bushel ? 11. How many pecks in 2 bushels? In 14 bu.? In 24 bu.? 12. How many half-pecks in a bushel? In 2 bu.? 13. In 48 quarts, how many pecks? How many bu.? 14. In 64 pints, how many quarts? pecks? bushels? 15. When milk is worth 10 cents a quart, what is a pint worth? What is 1 gallon worth?

16. At 5 cents a pint, what will a half-peck of chestnuts cost? 3 qt. 1 pt.?

17. How many pounds in a half-bushel of wheat? In bu. of corn? In bu. of oats?

18. How many pounds in a peck of oats? Of barley? 19. At 4 cents a pint, what will 2 quarts of milk cost? 20. If a cup hold 3 pints, how many times can you fill it from a 3 gallon jar full of water?

21. If a bushel of plums cost 2 dollars, what is the cost of a peck? Of a quart?

22. How many quart boxes will 3 pk. 6 qt. of berries fill? How many half-gallon measures?