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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Continued
LONG MEASURE
12 inches.....1 foot 40 rods.....1 furlong
3 feet........1 yard 8 furlongs..1 sta. mile
5½ yards......1 rod 3 miles.....1 league
MARINERS' MEASURE
6 feet.....1 fathom 120 fathoms..1 cable length
7½ cable lengths.........1 mile
5,280 feet...............1 statute mile
6,080.2 feet............1 nautical mile
PAPER MEASURE
24 sheets.....1 quire 20 quires, 1 ream (480 sheets)
2 reams.......1 bundle 5 bundles.....1 bale
SQUARE MEASURE
144 sq. inches..1 sq. ft. 40 sq. rods.....1 rood
9 sq. ft.....1 sq. yard 4 roods.........1 acre
30¼ sq. yards.1 sq. rod 640 acres.......1 sq. mile
SURVEYORS' MEASURE
7.92 inches............1 link
25 links...............1 rod
4 rods.................1 chain
10 sq. chains or 160 sq. rods.....1 acre
640 acres...............1 sq. mile
36 sq. miles (6 miles sq.).......1 township
TIME MEASURE
60 seconds....1 minute 60 minutes.....1 hour
24 hours......1 day 7 days.........1 week
28, 29, 30 or 31 days......1 calendar month
30 days........1 month.....in computing interest
365 days.......1 year 366 days.....1 leap year