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WEIGHT AND MEASURES - Continued

CLOTH MEASURE

2½ inches .. .. = 1 nail
4 nails .. .. = 1 quarter
4 quarters .. .. = 1 yard
3 quarters .. .. = 1 Flemish ell
5 quarters .. .. = 1 English ell
6 quarters .. .. = 1 French ell

ADMIRALTY CASKS

(sizes and contents).

 

Length

Ins

Diam.

Ins.

Cont.

Gals.

Leager ..59 ..38 ..164
Butt ..53 ..33. ..110
Puncheon ..41½ ..30 ..72
Hogshead ..37 ..28 ..54
Barrell ..31½ ..24.5 ..36
Half-hogshead ..28 ..22.5 ..27
Kilderkin ..22 ..19.75 ..18
Firkin ..22 ..17 ..12

MEASURE OF SURFACE

144 sq.inches = 1 sq.foot
9 sq. feet = 1 sq.yard
30¼ sq.yards = 1 rod, pole or perch
16 sq.poles = 1 chain
40 sq.poles = 1 rood (1,210 yards)

4 roods or 10 sq. chains

= 1 acre (4840 ,,)
640 sq. acres = 1 sq. mile
1 heactare = 2.471 acres

 

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