The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-10-10
WEIGHTS and Melsura $.

A. Truss ofhay, new 60 pounds, old 5e; n
Of straw, 40 pounds. A load IS trusses.
A Firkin OF Butteri, 56 pounds; tub +,
81. ..... ...sn
A Scotch pint contains lo5 cubic inches
and is equal to English pints. @ +
A FarIot Of wheat is 2lt Scotch pints.
Troy add Avordupois weight.--l4l Az
oirdupols, are equal to l75 pounds Troy
ia ounces Troy are equal to 1872 ounces
ayoirdupois. All precious metals are bought
aud sold by Troy weight.
A Killogramme. of France, Is 1000
Arrmmes, and equal to 2pounds, ounces
4 grains avordupois.
A chaldrou of coal is 584 cubic feet,
generally estimated SO bushels. A bush
Of authareite coal weighs 80 pounds, which |
makes the weight of chaldron $3.50.
Weights of cubic foot,-Of sand or
loose earth 95 pounds, compact earth, 1874;
strong Or clayey soil 1877 pure clay l39;
mixture of stones and clay 1870; masonry OF
stone 205; brick l55, cast iron 45o; steel
4e9; copper 586; lead 7os; silver 654 gold
,2u3; platini, 1910; glass 80; water 6s;
tallow 81: cork Is; oak timber 70; mahos-
uny 65; air o,o753. In the above fractions
are discarded.
A bale of cotton in Egypt is 80 pounds;
in America a commercial bale is 400 pounds
but is put up in different States, varying
&c from 28O to 720 pounds. Sea Island cot
Il ton is put up in sacks of 500 pounds.
y A bale of Hay, is 800 pounds.
A cord of wood is 1873 solid feet, usually
Il put up = feet long. a feet wide, 4 high
In France cord of wood is 576 feet.
le A stack of wood is l09 solid feeS IL
8 fee: long high wide. A skid OF wood
IS around bundle of small sticks, 4 feet long
o. uirting for one notch, l6 inches; twt
lis notch, % inches; three notch 28 inches
u four notch 33; FIVE notch %6 inches. =
biIlit of wood is similar to skid, 10 an(
sf- ID inches round. They are sold by tin
ne score or hundred a score is tweLty il
number.
e. Fagots are bundles of brush 8 feet Ion
"u and 2 feet round. A load of fagots is 5
al such bundles. A quintal.of wood Is ~
pounds, all fuel should be sold by tn
pound
'o' A perch Of stone is IS cubic feet piled
0A 22 in the wall.
l"o Lime and Sand to perch of stcne-
non Three pecks OF lime and two thirds Of
's' one horse cart load of sand.
ma Weight of Lime, bushel of Llmestol
weighs i42 pound; after it is burned
ON ON weighed directly from the kiln IS poun'
MS showing that 81 pounds oil carbon
~ ic acid and water have been driven OIL
a" fire. This busAe of lime will absorb
.''" pounds OF water, gradually applied d
'O'u ring several days. and will then be in
lib state of dry powder, weighing 80 poun'
showing that 10 pounds of water have be
tome converted into dry solid substance.
de- To measure Ton Of Hay.-One HI
was W.. dred cubic feet of Hay in solid NOW
INC stack will weigh Ton.
:" " To measure cattle to compute weight
O"n' Ascertain the girt back of the shouldt
00 and the length along the back, from
anu square Of the buttock, to a point even
iO's s the point of the shoulder blade say
Wv VI g;rt is six feet four inches, and the len
''heu s feet incnes, which multiplied toget
''"'S pivea 81 feet. Multiply this by 23
5 ana number Of pounds allowed to the foot.
tween 6 and foot girth; and the re
VIM is 7l3 pounds, for the number OF pound
S'OieH beef in the quarters. Girths from J
'0,iOo feet allow 3lpounds to the foot. q
- % must be fat and square built to hold
- weight.
90" To measure grainin Kins. multiply
81 ~ width and length together. and that
super duct by the height in cubic inches, an'
Imong - ~ a ,so o,d vou have ,he numb
bushels. IA 8e e&
D To measure corn in the ear.--Find
essing ~ ;n.hao 90 above and divide Gy 9
rois' the cubic inches in hesped bushei'
aFm aFm 40 take two thir is Of the quotient for the
. nat ber Of bushels Of shelled corn. This Il
y S'al on the rule Of giving three heaplng
ed war bushels Of ears To make bnshel OF
ndlans' Some fall short and some overrun this
u ~" sure. r errs d .aG 30 {
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heiu IN old in the brief sentence Il am glad
ia oa'. you than in any other single sen!enc
nel'nau the English language. (, ,ssns ~
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,bin Law lady who Thought that she would
request led" % many times Is now enl9ylng
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