 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1881 - 200 pages
...MEASURES. 140. Dry Measures are used in measuring grain, fruits, roots, 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 268.8 cubic inches, and a bushel, 2150.4 cubic inches.... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1881 - 446 pages
...cord. How much money is received for it ? MEASURES OF CAPACITY. Dry Measure. 295. 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.). 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.). 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.). Liquid Measure. 296. 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.). 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.). 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.).... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1881 - 174 pages
...dollars a quarter, what will 2 cwt. cost? DRY MEASURE. 2 pints (pt.) . . . make 1 quart, . . . marked qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck, ... " pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel, . . " bu. 1. Eepeat the table of Dry Measure 2. In 1 quart how many pints ? in 2? in 3? 5? 3. In 1 peck how many... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1882 - 398 pages
...4 gills (gi.) are 1 pint, pt. 2 pints " 1 quart, qt. 4 quarts " 1 gallon, gal. 2 pints (pt.) are 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel, bu. The gallon contains 231 cubic inches ; 4 quarts dry measure, 268£ cubic inches ; and the bushel, 2150.42... | |
 | Silas Sadler Packard, Byron Horton - Business mathematics - 1882 - 224 pages
...this measure is the Winchester bushel, which contains 2150.42 cubic inches. TABLE. 2 Pints (pt.) = 1 Quart . . . qt. 8 Quarts = 1 Peck . . . pk. 4 Pecks = 1 Bushel . . . bu. pk. qt. pt. 4 = 32 = 64 1 = 8 = 16 1 = 3 NOTES. — 1. The half-peck or gallon of this measure contains... | |
 | Henry Francis Harrington - Spellers - 1880 - 208 pages
...gallon. Dry Measure. Dry Measure is used in measuring grain, fruit, salt, etc. 2 pints (pt.) ' = 1 quart (qt.). 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.). 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.). 86 bushels = 1 chaldron. 2 quarts = 1 small measure. 2150 cubic inches = 1 bushel. 35 Avoirdupois Weight.... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1882 - 376 pages
...cord. How much money is received for it ? MEASURES OF CAPACITY. Dry Measure. 295. 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.). 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.). 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.). Liquid Measure. 296. 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.). 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.). 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.).... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1883 - 364 pages
...measuring dry substances; such as grain, seeds, fruit, etc. TABLE OF UNITS. EQUITALENTS. 2 Pints (pt.) ~ 1 Quart, . . qt. 8 Quarts = 1 Peck, . . pk. 4 Pecks = 1 Bushel, . . bu. 1 bu. = < 32 qt. ( Ipk. ORAL EXERCISES. 182. 1. How many gills in 3 pt.? In 1 qt. 1 pt. ? In 3£qt.?... | |
 | Warren H. Sadler, William Russell Will - Arithmetic - 1885 - 422 pages
...measuring substances which are not liquid ; such as grain, fruit, vegetables, etc. Table. 2 pints [pt.] = 1 quart [qt.]. 8 quarts = 1 peck [pk.]. 4 pecks = 1 bushel [bu.]. REM. 1. — In the US, the standard unit of Dry Measure is a cylindrical measure 18J inches in diameter... | |
 | Florian Cajori - 1915 - 468 pages
...32J gal. = 1 barrel (bbl.) in measuring cisterns. 4.27 cu. ft. = 1 bbl. Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.)= 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.4 cu. in. — 1 bu., (approximately) Counting 12 units = 1 dozen (doz.) 12 dozen = 1 gross (gr.)... | |
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Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) A bushel contains 2150.42 cubic inches. 
