Alaska Measures and Weights:
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Area Measure Equivalents |
1/144 square foot (sq. ft.)
144 square inches
9 square feet
1 square yard
30 ¼ square yards
1 square rod
160 square rods
1 acre
1 acre
640 acres
1 square mile
6 miles square
1 township
36 sections |
1 square inch (sq. in.)
1 square foot
1 square yard (sq. yd.)
1,296 square inches
1 square rod (sq. rd.)
272 ¼ square feet
1 acre
4,840 square yards
43,560 square feet
1 square mile (sq. mi.)
1 section (of land)
1 township
36 sections
36 square miles |
Avoirdupois Weight
The common, everyday units of weight |
27 11/32 grains
16 drams
1 ounce
16 ounces
1 pound
1 pound
100 pounds
20 hundredweights
1 ton |
1 dram (dr.)
1 ounce (oz.)
437½ grains
1 pound (lb.)
256 drams
7000 grains
1 hundredweight (cwt.)
1 ton (tn.)
2000 pounds |
In "gross" or "long" measure,
the following values are recognized: |
112 pounds
20 gross or long hundredweights
1 gross or long ton |
1 gross or long hundredweight
1 gross or long ton
2240 pounds |
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Area Measure Equivalents |
1/144 square foot (sq. ft.)
144 square inches
9 square feet
1 square yard
30 ¼ square yards
1 square rod
160 square rods
1 acre
1 acre
640 acres
1 square mile
6 miles square
1 township
36 sections |
1 square inch (sq. in.)
1 square foot
1 square yard (sq. yd.)
1,296 square inches
1 square rod (sq. rd.)
272 ¼ square feet
1 acre
4,840 square yards
43,560 square feet
1 square mile (sq. mi.)
1 section (of land)
1 township
36 sections
36 square miles |
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Liquid Measure Equivalents
Units used to describe the volume amounts of liquids |
1/16 pint (pt.)
4 ounces
4 gills
1 pint
1 pint
2 pints
1 quart
1 quart
4 quarts
1 gallon
1 gallon
1 gallon
1 gallon
31½ gallons
1 barrel
2 barrels
1 hogshead
1 hogshead |
1 ounce (oz.)
1 gill (gi.)
1 pint
28.875 cubic inches
16 ounces
1 quart (qt.)
57.75 cubic inches
32 ounces
1 gallon (gal.)
231 cubic inches
8 pints
32 gills
128 ounces
1 barrel (bbl.)
126 quarts
1 hogshead
63 gallons
252 quarts |
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