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Surveyors' Measure
7.92 inches =1 link.
25 links =1 rod.
10 sq. chains or 160 sq. rods =1 acre.
640 acres =1 sq. mile.
36 sq. miles (6 miles sq.) =1 township.
Cubic Measure
1,728 cu. in. =1 cu. ft.
27 cubic ft. =1 cu. yd.
2,150.42 cubic inches =1 standard bushel.
231 cubic inches =1 standard gallon.
1 cubic ft. =about 4-5 of a bushel.
Metric Equivalents
Linear Measure
1 centimeter =0.3937 in.
1 decimeter =3.937 in.
=0.328 feet.
1 meter =39.37 inches
=1.0936 yards.
1 dekameter =1.9844
rods.
Square Measure
1 sq. centimeter =
0.1550 sq. in.
1 sq. decimeter =0.1076
sq. ft.
1 sq. meter =1.196
sq. yds.
1 are =3.954 sq. rds.
1 hectare =2.47 acres.
1 sq. kilometer =0.386
sq. m.
Weights
1 gram =0.03527 oz.
1 kilogram =2.2046 lbs.
1 metric ton =1.1023
English ton.
Approximate Metric Equivalents
1 decimeter =4 inches.
1 meter =1.1 yards.
1 kilometer = 5/8 of a mile. 1 hectoliter =2 1/2
bushels.
1 stere. or cu. meter =
1/4 of a cord.
1 kilogram =2 1-5 lbs.
1 metric ton =2,200 lbs.
1 oz. =28.35 grams.
1 lb. =0.4536 kilogram.
1 English ton =0.9072
metric ton.