| George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1867 - 148 pages
...11 Measure. 214, Dry Measure is used in measuring grain, seeds, vegetables, fruit, salt, coal, &c. TABLE. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart, . . . qt. 8 quarts, 1 peck, . . . pk. 4 pecks, 1 bushel, . . bu. 36 bushels, 1 chaldron, . chal. 215, The quart of Dry Measure is greater than that of Liquid Measure.... | |
| Whitman Peck - Arithmetic - 1868 - 304 pages
...contains 282 cubic inches. Art. 49. — Dry Measure is used for measuring grain, fruit, vegetables, &c. . TABLE. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks 1 bushel (bu.) Also, 8 bushels make 1 quarter (q.) 36 bushels 1 chaldron. 32 bushels 1 chaldron (in US) A bushel in... | |
| James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1868 - 200 pages
...MEASURE. 117. DRY MEASURE is used in measuring grain, fruit, potatoes, salt, charcoal, etc. TABLE. 2 pts. (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 SCALE. Descending, 4, 8, 2 ; Ascending, 2,... | |
| George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1869 - 348 pages
...measuring grain, seeds, vegetables, roots, fruit, salt, coal, and other articles not liquid. TARLE. 2 'pints (pt.) make 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts, 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks, 1 bushel, .... bu. 36 bushels, 1 chaldron, .... chal. IIow many cnbic inches does the beer gallon contain? How many -wine... | |
| Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1869 - 332 pages
...210. Dry Measure is used in measuring such dry articles as grain, fruit, roots, coal, etc. Tal>le. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts, 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks, 1 busliel, bu. The chaldron, a measure of 36 bushels, formerly employed with some kinds of coal, is now... | |
| George Augustus Walton, Electa Nobles Lincoln Walton - Arithmetic - 1869 - 350 pages
...pint, and gill. These are the units of DRY MEASURE. TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints = 1 quart, " qt. 8 quarts = 1 peck, " pk. 4 pecks = 1 bushel, " bu. EXAMPLES. 85. In 3 bu. 3 pk. of chestnuts how many quarts ? 86. What cost 8 bu. 2 pk. 5 qt. of nuts,... | |
| David Henry Cruttenden - Arithmetic - 1869 - 104 pages
...names are bu-shels, peeks, quaa-t.4, pints, and yilht. 4 gills are equivalent to 1 pint pt. 2 pints " " 1 quart . . . . qt. 8 quarts " " 1 peck .... pk. 4 pecks " " 1 bushel - - - - bu. 5. Bead these ; 931000bu. ; 3pk ; 7ft ; 9pt Igi. в. Eead these; 205102sq.ft; $95067; £305000 ; 97ct... | |
| Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1871 - 300 pages
...Fasco = .03 Brazil, 1 medida= .74 Cuba, 1 arroba =4.01 South Spain, 1 arroba =4.25 DRY MEASURE. 18. Dry Measure is used in measuring articles not liquid...fruit, salt, roots, ashes, etc. TABLE. 2 pints (pt) 8 quarts 4 pecks make 1 quart, " 1 peck, " 1 bushel, qt. pk. bu. or bush. UNIT EQUIVALENTS. tm. pk.... | |
| Horatio Nelson Robinson, Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1871 - 384 pages
...used in measuring articles not liquid, as grain, fruit, salt, roots, ashes, &c. What is dry measure ? TABLE. •2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel,, bu. or bush. UNIT EQUIVALENTS. qt. pt. pk. 1=2 bu. 1 = 8 = 16 1 = 4 = 32 = 64 SCALE ^- ascending, 2, 8,... | |
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