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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, 40 square rods 1 rood, 4 roods 1 acre.
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 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks •= 1 bushel. Liquid Measure. — 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon; 31J gallons = 1 barrel; 2 barrels = 1 hogshead. Long Measure. — 12 inches = 1 foot; 3 feet...
Page 370 - Ithaca. North Carolina: Raleigh. North Dakota: Agricultural College. Ohio: Wooster. Oklahoma: Stillwater. Oregon: Corvallis. Pennsylvania: State College. Porto Rico: Mayaguez. 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 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 369 - Arizona • — Tucson. Arkansas — • Fayetteville. California — Berkeley. Colorado — Fort Collins. Connecticut — State Station, New Haven Storrs Station, Storrs.
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 369 - St. Paul. Mississippi — Agricultural College. Missouri — College Station ; Columbia. Fruit Station ; Mountain Grove. Montana — Bozeman. Nebraska — Lincoln. Nevada — Reno. New Hampshire — Durham. New Jersey — New Brunswick. New Mexico — Agricultural College.
Page 358 - ÍHtntmum of THE following are minimum weights of certain articles of produce according to the laws of the United States: Per Bushel. Wheat 60 Ibs.