 | Delos White Beadle - 1852 - 366 pages
...in England. By the imperial standard, adopted in England in 1826, 1 gill is = 8. 665 solid inches : 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints 1 quart; 4 quarts 1 gallon, or 277.274 solid inches; 2 gallons 1 peck; 4 pecks 1 bushel, or 2218.191 inches; 4 bushels are 1 coomb... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1853 - 412 pages
...Capacity. DIVISION I. SOLIDITY. 1728 Cubic Inches 27 Cubic Feet 1 Cubic Foot 1 Cubic Yard. DIVISION II.4 Gills .- 1 Pint 2 Pints " 1 Quart 4 Quarts " 1 Gallon 2 Gallons " 1 Peck 8 Gallons " 1 Bushel 8 Bushels " 1 Quarter 5 Quarters " 1 Load CJAPACITY. : 34} cubic inches nearly.... | |
 | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich - 1853 - 476 pages
...foot. 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard. 5. Measure of Capacity fur Liquids, Grain, Fruit, etc. Liquid. 4 gills = 1 pint. 2 pints = 1 quart. 4 quarts = 1 gallon. Dry. 2 gallons = 1 peck. 4 pecks = 1 bushel. 8 bushels = 1 quarter. 5 quarters = 1 load. 6. Measures... | |
 | Charles Haynes Haswell - 1853 - 318 pages
...Elephant, 40 X 26 Antiquarian. 52 X 31 Emperor . 40 X 60 Uncle Sam . 48 X120 Measures of Capacity. Liquid. 4 gills =• 1 pint. 2 pints — 1 quart. 4 quarts = 1 gallon. The standard gallon measures 231 cubic inches Pints. Gill* 8. 32 — 8. and contains! 30| square yards... | |
 | William Somerville Orr - 1854 - 534 pages
...cubic foot. 27 cubic feet „1 cubic yard. IX. — MEASURES FOR LIQUID AND DRY GOODS. 4 gilb .... make 1 pint. 2 pints „ 1 quart. 4 quarts „ 1 gallon. 2 gallons . . . „ 1 peck. 4 pecks .... make 1 bushel. 8 bushels „ 1 quarter. 2 cwt. of coals . . „ 1 sack. 10 sacks... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - 1855 - 396 pages
...inches. 44. Liquid Measure. (a.) All kinds of liquids are measured by Liquid Measure. LIQUID MEASURE. 4 gills = 1 pint. 2 pints = 1 quart. 4 quarts = 1 gallon. (5.) In this measure gal. stands for gallon, qt. for quart, pt. for pint, and gi. for gill. (c.) The... | |
 | Practical housekeeper - 1856 - 378 pages
...sixteen tablespoonsful make a half pint ; eight make a gill ; four, a half gill, &c. Liquid Measure. 4 gills ... 1 pint, 2 pints . . .1 quart, 4 quarts ... 1 gallon, 63 gallons ... 1 hogshead, 2 hogsheads . . 1 pipe or butt, 2 pipes ... 1 tun. Dry Measure, for Grain,... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - 1856 - 392 pages
...cubic inches. Liquid Measure. (a.) All kinds of liquids are measured by Liquid Measure. LIQUID MEASURE. 4 gills = 1 pint. 2 pints = 1 quart. 4 quarts = 1 gallon. (J.) In this measure gal. stands for gallon, qt. for quart, pt. ior pint, and gi. for gill. (c.) The... | |
 | Charles Haynes Haswell - 1858 - 350 pages
...VENICE 187.182 VIENNA...... 155.002 MEASURES OF CAPACITY. LIQUID AND DRY. 7.21875 cub. ins. -1 gill. 4 gills =1 pint. 2 pints —1 quart. 4 quarts = 1 gallon. 2 gallons=l peck. 4 pecks =1 bushel. MISCELLANEOUS. 1 chaldron=36 bushels, or 57.244 cubic feet, when... | |
 | Robert White Stevens - 1858 - 184 pages
...to HOgal; hhd brandy 45 to 60 ; i-cask 20 to 25 ; piece Geneva about 116 gal. Wine & Spirit Measure. 4 gills 1 pint, 2 pints 1 quart, 4 quarts 1 gallon. 63 gal 1 hogshead, 84 gal 1 puncheon, 2 hhd or 126 gal 1 pipe or butt, 4 hhd or 252 gal, 1 tun. At... | |
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Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel. 
