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Show HOLIDAYS IN THE UNITED STATES WEIGHTS AND MEASURES . 1 quarter .... 1 cwt 1 short ton Long Ton TROY WEIGHT 24 grains 20 pwt. .... 1 ounce 12 ounces .. Used for weighing gold, silver and jewels CLOTH MEASURE .... l nail 4 nails .... 1 quarter ..... ESSERE ES ye ERE «.. L yard 2%, inches 4 quarters CUBIC MEASURE 1,728 cubic inches 27 cubic feet 128 cubic feet 40 cubic feet 1 2,150.42 cubic inches 1 231 cubic inches 1 U. S. 1 cubic foot .......: ~.. about 8 quarts DRY MEASURE 1 quart 4 pecks .... 1 bushel .. ees 1 peck 86 bushels 1 chaldron LIQUID MEASURE 1 pint 1 quart -ee LONG 12 inehes feet 1 cubic foot 1 cubic yard 1 cord (wood) ton (shipping) standard bushel standard gallon 4/5 of a bushel .... 4 quarts ... 1 gallon 3114 gallons .1 barrel 1 hogshead MEASURE 1 foot 40 rods ... 1 furlong 8 furlongs.1 sta. mile 8 MARINERS’ miles .... 1 league MEASURE - METRIC EQUIVALENT—Linear Measure centimeter . J . 0.8937 inch inch 2.54 centimeters — 3.937 inches — 0.328 foot foot 3.048 decimete <i meter ....... «.. 89.87 inches — 1.0936 yards yard 0.9144 meter dekameter ; 1.9884 rods® POG ire is die ahd bie’ WIRES 0.5029 dekameter kilometer ..... bie Uiels shit eck ak nk . 0.62187 mile: mile, eas coscceecees 1.6093 kilometers) Square Measure frm frm peak fred pak peat Prod fond fd feed Ped pg AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 2711/82grains 1 dram 25 pounds .16 drams ... 1 ounce 4 quarters 16 ounces .. 1 pound 2,000 Ibs.. 2,240 pounds .......+.. ‘Sidh ae eaaiouiaae fet at fam fae feask Fd peek feel feet fed ~ APOTHECARIES’ WEIGHT 20 grains .. 1 scruple 8 drams .... 1 ounce 8 scruples ... 1 dram 12 ounces .. 1 pound Ounce and pound same as in Troy Weight square meter square yard 1.196 square yards ........ ... 0.8361 square metez 43,560 square feet 100 square meters 2.47 acres 0.4047 hectare square kilometer square mile 0.3886 2.59 cubic centimeter eubic inch cubic decimeter square square mile kilometer fathoms 714 cable lengths 5,280 feet 6,085 feet ...... BS A ke a length 1 mile 1 statute mile 1 nautical mile 5 bias agg eels -e.. 80 MEASURE or 160 seconds rods ..... wis bret 1 sq. . 1 minute 24 ounc .....seeeeeee. 2.2046 0.4536 Bie hours MISCELLANEOUS 8 inches ... .. 1 palm 6 inches .... 1 spare 4 inches 1 hand 18 inches .... 1 cubit 21.8 inches 1 Bible. cubit Be TORE ikke Sea van es eae siess 1 military pace 14—Admission 22—Washington’s AUG. Day Day 12—Halifax Day kilograt 1.1028 English © ... 0.9072 metric Aa10) (Ala.). (Me., yoderate Mass.). Ala., = We: ot Day (Tex.), i Day Memorial MAY 20—Signing of M eckl em q of Independence Tex). | (N.C.). Battle Day ey” ie (States Day (Vt.). (All Territories). 9—-Admission Day 12——Defender’s (Calif.) Day (Md.). Md., Mass., Nev., N.H., Pa., R.I., Tex., Utah, Vt., Wash., W. Va., also in Puerto Rico. In Ark. and Kan. it does not affect notes or (Md.). tls Fag Goss, Merov Jacinto Labor N.J., N.M., N.Y., N. Dak., Ohio., Ore., (Tex.). Resolution of Jefferson (Colo.). Bennington Ind., Kan., Ky., La., Me., Mich., Mo., Mont., Neb., GOOD FRIDAY—(Conn., Dela., rla,, Lo., Md., Minn., N.J., Pa., Philippines, Porto Rico, Tenn. In Conn. Good Friday iS usually proclaimed by the Governor 13—Birth of Monday) States and Day. Day 16—Battle SEPT.—(1st Birthday. Houston Davis OCT. 12—Columbus Day (Ark., Ariz.,Colo., Conn., Dela., Fla., Idaho, IIl., (Ga.). Day (Ariz.). - POUNE hectare cecwcene IM ob vee ehineeke wns abn stere, or cubic meter ton . se) judicial i except Conejo , N.C., =... Confederate Miss. Memorial Day proceedings.). NOV—(Ist Tuesday General Election Territory except Hawaii, after Ist Monday) Day. Every State and Alaska, Dist. of Col., Ill., Mass., Miss., Ohio, Phil- ippines and Vt. In Ill. it is a legal holiday in Chicago, Springfield, East St. Louis, Galesburg, Danville, Cairo and Rockford. In Ohio it is a-half holiday. In Maine it is a legal holiday only as to the courts, which also close on the State Election Day (biennially, 2nd Monday in Sept.). NOV. 11—Armistice Day. NOV.—Thanksgiving Day. Normally the fourth DEC. Thursday of Nov. Day. 25—-Christmas ARBOR DAY is a legal holiday in many States although in some it is observed as designated by the Governor. aan be Y, of a Cor . 2,200 pouns mile MEASURE Day Jefferson hektoliter ......... cade toes .... 25% bushe 1 metric 60 minutes .. 1 hour 7 days 28, 29, 30 or 31 days 1 calendar month 80 days .... 1 month — in computing interest 865 days 1 year 866 days .. 1 leap yr. FEB. FEB. MAY-10-.. (Ky. “ee ire decimeter 4 inche liter 1.06 quarts liquid—0.9 quart GF oe 4 es hee deo eis wc dae aera a ‘sg aa are ilometer of a m1 1 township TIME 60 sq. MEASURE 12—Georgia 26—Conf centimeter 28.35 @eoeeeeeeeeeoeseseeeoeee ton FEB. APRIL ‘ 1—Colorado SEPT. 19—Patriot’s 0.03527 4—Independence SEPT. 21—San eeee la., JULY in Mass.) APRIL cubic Ill., Ind., of AUG. Dak., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., S. Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Wash., W. Va., Wisc., Wyo., and by Governor's Proclamation APRIL bushel APPROXIMATE METRIC EQUIVALENTS 40 sq. rods ... 1 rood 4 reods 1 acre 640 acres . 1 sq. mile SURVEYOR’S 10 sq. chains 640 acres pound Dela., (Alaska, Ky., Md., Mich., Minn., Mo., Neb., Nev., N.J., N.Y., N. 0.3524 hektolit ....ccccccessccces. English ton pat pak fk fea fd feat fet fe SQUARE 144 sq. in....1 sq. ft. 9 sq. ft. ... 1 sq. yd. 30% sq. yds..1 sq. rd. e@eeepoeeeeeeeses metric Kans., Mont, APRIL Weights PAPER MEASURE 24 sheet, 1 quire; 20 quires, 1 ream (480 shts.) 2 reams ... 1 bundle §& bundles .... 1 bale Cal., Colo., Conn., . 0.881 dekalitel 2.8875 S.C., Tenn., Va., Ky., La., Tex). FEB. 12—Lincoln’s Birthday APRIL 0.9468 lite Cee (Ala., N.C., 3—Birthday (Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Miss., Tenn., Tex., Va., S.C.). JUNE 14—Pioneer Day (Idaho). as a day of fasting and prayer.) gallons—135 peck 0.3785 dekalite o a hippwtite ere Birthday Miss., 25—Maryland . 2.6417 kilogram Lee’s E. Ga., MARCH dekaliter ounce Fla., Ark., JUNE (La). Orleans New of 2—Sam quart liquid gram 19—R. JAN. Day. Year's MARCH cubic foot 28.317 cubic decimetert CURIE Meter oi oc dsaiessades 1.308 cubic yard cubic yard ..... -. 0.7646 cubic mete! BLOTS) SAE ob oe e'sin' esis 00 0 ee-pragln 0.2759 cor 624 stere liqui quart dry 1.101 liter - 1 eable JAN. 8—Battle if of Volume ‘ Agod 120 1—New ......... . 0.061 cubic ing 16.39 cubic centimete 0.0353 cubic foot Measure 1 1 1 1 i‘ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J square centimeter 0.1550 square inch) square inch ........... .. 6.452 centimeters square decimeter 0.1076 square foot square foot 9.2903 square decimeter JAN. Me TEMPERATURES Fahrenheit 5 ak i's os eene ewes Freezes 30° above : Water Petroleum Heat (average) a va Freezes 32° above Ze Olive Oil ........ .... Freezes 86° Wine Freezes 20° ViINGHAP se iecews weeds. Freezes 28° Alcohol Boils at 173° Water Boils at 212° Blood " i above 2° above 25° above S6" above 4 =p above oa Boils at 306° above 2 98.4° above oa an 104° . Eggs Hatch Fahrenheit Temp. = Centigrade deg. x 9/9. Q/ Centigrade Temp.—Fahrenheit deg. — § 4 A WEDDING ANNIVERSAR IES 8th Year, Bronze 9th Year, Pottery 10th Year, Tin 15th Year, Crystal 20th Year, Ching 25th Year, Silver 30th Year, Pearl 35th Year, Coral 40th Year, Ruby A5th Year, Sapphire 50th Year, Gold 55th Year, 75th Year, Emerald Diamond |
