Practical Agriculture: A Brief Treatise on Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Stock Feeding, Animal Husbandry, and Road Building

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American Book Company, 1909 - Agriculture - 383 pages
 

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Page 358 - Square Measure 144 square inches = 1 square foot 9 square feet = 1 square yard 30J square yards = 1 square rod 160 square rods = 1 acre 640 acres = 1 square mile Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard 128 cubic feet...
Page 358 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes =± 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 358 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Page 358 - APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT 20 grains = 1 scruple. 3 scruples = 1 dram. 8 drams = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 pound.
Page 358 - Liquid Measure 4 gills 1 pint 2 pints 1 quart 4 quarts 1 gallon 31...
Page 358 - DIVISIONS OF THE CIRCLE. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute. 60 Minutes = 1 Degree. 30 Degrees = 1 Sign. 90 Degrees = 1 Quadrant. 360 Degrees, or 12 Signs = 1 Circumference. Formerly the subdivisions were carried on by sixties ; thus, the second was divided into 60 thirds, the third into 60 fourths, &c.
Page 358 - LENGTH. 12 Inches = 1 Foot 3 Feet = 1 Yard 5J Yards = 1 Rod, or Pole 40...
Page 358 - WEIGHT 27 11/32 grains 1 dram 16 drams 1 ounce 16 ounces 1 pound 25 pounds 1 quarter 4 quarters 1 cwt.
Page 370 - Rhode Island: Kingston. South Carolina: Clemson College. South Dakota: Brookings. Tennessee: Knoxville. Texas: College Station. Utah: Logan. Vermont: Burlington. Virginia: Blacksburg. Washington: Pullman. West Virginia: Morgantown. Wisconsin: Madison. Wyoming: Laramie.
Page 369 - ARIZONA — Tucson ARKANSAS — Fayetteville CALIFORNIA— Berkeley COLORADO — Fort Collins CONNECTICUT — State Station, New Haven; Storrs Station...

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