FICAP
MEASUREMENTS

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Length
12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
220 yards= 1 furlong
8 furlongs = 1 mile
5280 feet = 1 mile
1760 yards = 1 mile

Area
144 sq. inches = 1 square foot
9 sq. feet = 1 square yard
4840 sq. yards = 1 acre
640 acres= 1 square mile
1 sq.mile= 1 section
36 sections = 1 township

Volume
1728 cu. inches = 1 cubic foot
27 cu. feet = 1 cubic yard

Capacity (Dry)
2 pints = 1 quart
8 quarts = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel

Capacity (Liquid)
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint
4 gills = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon (8 pints)

Mass
437.5 grains = 1 ounce
16 ounces = 1 pound (7000 grains)
14 pounds = 1 stone
100 pounds = 1 hundredweight [cwt]
20 cwt = 1 ton (2000 pounds)

Troy Weights
24 grains = 1 pennyweight
20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (480 grains)
12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains)

Web site updated March 2007 by Business Internet Pages.