V.

THE METRIC SYSTEM

METRICAL AND ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Mètre = 39.3708 in. = 3.231. 3 ft. 3 1-2 in. = 1.0936 yard. Square Mètre (mètre carré) = 1 1-5th square yards (1.196). Are (or 100 sq. mètres) = 119.6 square yards. Cubic Mètre (or Stere) = 35 1-2 cubic feet. Centimètre = 2-5ths inch. Kilomètre = 1,093 yards = 5-8 mile. 10 Kilomètres = 6 1-4 miles. 100 Kilomètres = 62 1-10th miles. Square Kilomètre = 2-5ths square mile. Hectare = 2 1-2 acres (2.471). 100 Hectares = 247.1 acres. Gramme = 15 1-2 grains (15.432). 10 Grammes = 1-3d oz. Avoirdupois. 15 Grammes = 1-2 oz. Avoirdupois. Kilogramme =2 1-5th lbs. (2.204) Avoirdupois. 10 Kilogrammes = 22 lbs. Avoirdupois. Metrical Quintal = 220 1-2 lbs. Avoirdupois. Tonneau = 2,200 lbs. Avoirdupois. Litre = 0.22 gal. = 1 3-4 pint. Hectolitre = 22 gallons.

[Illustration: <u>_Comparative Metric Scale_</u>]

ENGLISH AND METRICAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Inch = 2.539 centimètres = 25.39 millimètres. 2 inches = 5 centimètres nearly. Foot = 30.47 centimètres. Yard = 0.9141 mètre. 12 yards = 11 mètres nearly. Mile =1.609 kilomètre. Square foot = 0.093 mètre carré. Square yard = 0.836 mètre carré. Acre = 0.4046 hectare = 4,003 sq. mètres nearly. 2 1-2 acres = 1 hectare nearly. Pint = 0.5679 litre. 1 3-4 pint = 1 litre nearly. Gallon = 4.5434 litres = 4 nearly. Bushel = 36.347 litres. Oz. Troy = 31.103 grammes. Pound Troy (5,760 grains) = 373.121 grammes. Oz. Avoirdupois = 8.349 grammes. Pound Avoirdupois (7,000 grains) = 453.592 grammes. 2 lbs. 3 oz. = kilogramme nearly. 100 lbs. = 45.359 kilogrammes. Cwt. = 50.802 kilogrammes. Ton = 1,018.048 kilogrammes.