 | Milton Browning Goff - Arithmetic - 1876 - 462 pages
...lime, &c. The unit of measure is the bushel. TABLE. bu. pk. qt. pt. 1 = 4 = 32 = 64 1 = 8 = 16 1= 2 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart . . . qt. 8 quarts = 1 peck . . . pk. 4 pecks = 1 bushel. . . bu. The standard bushel of the United States contains 2150.42 cubic inches. It is conveniently represented... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1876 - 230 pages
...is used in measuring such dry articles as grain, fruit, roots, coal, etc. Table. 2 pints (pt.) are 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts, 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks, 1 bushel, bu. A gallon, or 4 quarts, Dry Measure, contains 268^ cubic inches, and a bushel, 2150^,, cubic inches. A... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1876 - 238 pages
...is used in measuring such dry articles as grain, fruit, roots, coal, etc. Table. 2 pints (pt.) are 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts, 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks, 1 bushel, bu. A gallon, or 4 quarts, Dry Measure, contains 268* cubic inches, and a bushel, 2150^-/0 cubic inches.... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 438 pages
...285. Dry Measure is used in measuring dry substances, iuch as grain, fruit, salt, coal, etc. TABLE. 2 pints (pt.)- . . =• 1 quart, . » • qt. 8 quarts...peck, . . pk. 4 pecks . . . = • 1 bushel, . . bu I. TERMS. — Peck Is supposed to be a corruption of pack, or to be derived from the French picotin,... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1877 - 402 pages
...octavus, one-eighth. DRY MEASURE. 269. Dry Measure is used in measuring grain, roots, fruit, etc. TABLE. 2 Pints (pt.) = 1 Quart . . . qt. 8 Quarts = 1 Peck . . . pk. 4 Pecks = 1 Bushel . . . bu. bu. pk. qt. pt. 1 — 4 = 32 = 64 Scale— 2, 8, 4. 1. In measuring grain, seeds, or small fruits,... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 444 pages
...285. Dry Measure is used in measuring dry substances, Bach as grain, fruit, salt, coal, etc. TABLE. 2 pints (pt.) . . =1 quart, . . qt. 8 quarts = 1 peck, . . pk. 4 pecks . . = 1 bushel, . . bu. I. TERMS. — Peck is supposed to be a corruption of pack, or to be derived from the French picotin,... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 564 pages
...394. Dry Measure is used in measuring dry substances, such as grain, fruit, salt, coal, etc. TABLE. 2 pints (pt.) . . = 1 quart . . qt. 8 quarts . . = 1 peck . . pk. 4 pecks . . . = 1 bushel . bu. bu. pk. qt. pt. 1 = 4 = 32 = 64 1 = 8 = 1C I. TERMS.—Peck is supposed to be a corruption of pack,... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 250 pages
...285. Dry Measure is used in measuring dry substances, such as grain, fruit, salt, coal, etc. TABLE. 2 pints (pt.) . . =1 quart, . . qt. 8 quarts . = 1 peck, . . pk. 4 pecks . . = 1 bushel, . . bu. I. TERMS. — Peek is supposed to be a corruption of pack, or to be derived from the French pitotin,... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - Arithmetic - 1877 - 176 pages
...cu. in. DEY MEASURE. 115. Dry Measure is used in measuring grain, fruit, salt, soft coal, etc. TABLE. 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts, = 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks = 1 bushel, bu. = 2150.42 cu. in. 1 bus. = 4 pk. = 32 qt. - 64 pt. = 2150.42 cu. in. 1 pint dry measure equals nearly... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1877 - 250 pages
...measuring articles wotf liquid ; as grain, fruit, salt, roots, etc. TABLE. 64 pt. 1 Bu. = \ 32 qt. 2 Pints (pt.) = 1 Quart . . . qt. 8 Quarts = 1 Peck . . . pk. 4 Pecks = 1 Bushel . . bu. 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... | |
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LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal... 
