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1 Bushel equals:
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Wheat, Soybeans
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60 lbs.
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Corn, Rye
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56 lbs.
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Barley Grain
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48 lbs.
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Oats
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32 lbs.
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Cotton Bales:
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US
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480 lb. (the statistical net bale used by the USDA and ICAC)
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Brazil
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397 lb. (metric bale = 180 kg)
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India
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392 lb. (metric bale = 170 kg)
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Crude Oil
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1 barrel = 42 US gallons = 34.97 UK (imperial) gallons = 0.136 tonne (approx)
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1 barrel per day (b/d) = 50 tonnes per day (approx)
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1 Metric Ton (tonne) equals
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2204.622 lbs.
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1,000 kilograms
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22.046 cwt.
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Water
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1 cubic meter
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Corn, rye
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39.3679 bu.
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Wheat, soybeans
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36.7437 bu.
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Barley grain
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45.9296 bu.
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Oats
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68.8944 bu.
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Weight Conversions
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1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds
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1 kilogram = .0011 short tons
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1 kilogram = .0010 metric tons
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1 kilogram = .00098 long tons
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1 short ton = 2,000 pounds
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1 short ton = 907.18 kilograms
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1 short ton = .9072 metric tons
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1 short ton = .8929 long tons
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1 long ton = 2,240 pounds
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1 long ton = 1,016.05 kilograms
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1 long ton = 1.0160 metric tons
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1 metric ton = 2,204.6 pounds
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1 metric ton = 1,000 kilograms
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Units of Length
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10 millimeters (mm) = 1 centimeter (cm)
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10 centimeters = 1 decimeter (dm) = 100 millimeters
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10 decimeters = 1 meter (m) = 1,000 millimeters
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10 meters = 1 dekameter (dam)
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10 dekameters = 1 hectometer (hm) = 100 meters
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10 hectometers = 1 kilometer (km) = 1,000 meters
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Units of Area
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100 square millimeters (mm2) = 1 square centimeter (cm2)
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100 square centimeters = 1 square decimeter (dm2)
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100 square decimeters = 1 square meter (m2)
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100 square meters = 1 square dekameter (dam2) = 1 are
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100 square decameters = 1 square hectometer (hm2) = 1 hectare (ha)
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100 square hectometers = 1 square kilometer (km2)
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Units of Liquid Volume
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10 milliliters (mL) = 1 centiliter (cL)
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10 centiliters = 1 deciliter (dL) = 100 milliliters
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10 deciliters = 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters
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10 liters = 1 dekaliter (daL)
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10 dekaliters = 1 hectoliter (hL) = 100 liters
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10 hectoliters = 1 kiloliter (kL) = 1,000 liters
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Units of Volume
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1,000 cubic millimeters (mm3) = 1 cubic centimeter (cm3)
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1,000 cubic centimeters = 1 cubic decimeter (dm3) = 1,000,000 cubic millimeters
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1,000 cubic decimeters = 1 cubic meter (m3) =
1,000,000 cubic centimeters = 1,000,000,000 cubic millimeters
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Units of Mass
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10 milligrams (mg) = 1 centigram (cg)
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10 centigrams = 1 decigram (dg) = 100 milligrams
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10 decigrams = 1 gram (g) = 1,000 milligrams
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10 grams = 1 dekagram (dag)
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10 dekagrams = 1 hectogram (hg) = 100 grams
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10 hectograms = 1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 grams
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1,000 kilograms = 1 megagram (Mg) or 1 metric ton(t)
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Units of Length
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12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)
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3 feet = 1 yard (yd)
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16-1/2 feet = 1 rod (rd), pole, or perch
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40 rods = 1 furlong (fur) = 660 feet
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8 furlongs = 1 U.S. statute mile (mi) = 5280 feet
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1852 meters = 6076.115 49 feet (approximately) = 1 international nautical mile
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Units of Area
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144 square inches (in2) = 1 square foot (ft2)
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9 square feet = 1 square yard (yd2) = 1296 square inches
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272-1/4 square feet = 1 square rod (sq rd)
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160 square rods = 1 acre = 43 560 square feet
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640 acre = 1 square mile (mi2)
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1 mile square = 1 section of land
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6 miles square = 1 township = 36 sections = 36 square miles
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Units of Volume
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1728 cubic inches (in3) = 1 cubic foot (ft3)
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27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (yd3)
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Gunter's or Surveyor's Chain Units of Measurement
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0.66 foot (ft) = 1 link (li)
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100 links = 1 chain (ch) = 4 rods = 66 feet
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80 chains = 1 U.S. statute mile (mi) = 320 rods = 5280 feet
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Units of Liquid Volume
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4 gills (gi) = 1 pint (pt) = 28.875 cubic inches
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2 pints = 1 quart (qt) = 57.75 cubic inches
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4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal) = 231 cubic inches = 8 pints = 32 gills
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Apothecary's Units of Liquid Volume
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60 minims (min) = 1 fluid dram (fl dr) = 0.225 6 cubic inch
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8 fluid drams = 1 fluid ounce (fl oz) = 1.804 7 cubic inches
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16 fluid ounces = 1 pint (pt) = 28.875 cubic inches = 128 fluid drams
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2 pints = 1 quart (qt) = 57.75 cubic inches = 32 fluid ounces = 256 fluid drams
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4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal) = 231 cubic inches = 128 fluid ounces = 1024 fluid drams
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Avoirdupois Units of Mass
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[The "grain" is the same in avoirdupois, troy, and apothecaries units of mass.]
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27-11/32 grains = 1 dram (dr)
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16 drams = 1 ounce (oz) = 437-1/2 grains
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16 ounces = 1 pound (lb) = 256 drams = 7,000 grains
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100 pounds = 1 hundredweight (cwt)
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20 hundredweights = 1 ton = 2000 pounds
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In "gross" or "long" measure, the following values are recognized:
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112 pounds = 1 gross or long hundredweight
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20 gross or long hundredweights = 1 gross or long ton = 2240 pounds
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Troy Units of Mass
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[The "grain" is the same in avoirdupois, troy, and apothecaries units of mass.]
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24 grains = 1 pennyweight (dwt)
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20 pennyweights = 1 ounce troy (oz t) = 480 grains
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12 ounces troy = 1 pound troy (lb t) = 240 pennyweights = 5760 grains
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Apothecary's Units of Mass
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[The "grain" is the same in avoirdupois, troy, and apothecaries units of mass.]
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20 grains = 1 scruple (s ap)
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3 scruples = 1 dram apothecaries (dr ap) = 60 grains
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8 drams apothecaries = 1 ounce apothecaries (oz ap) = 24 scruples = 480 grains
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12 ounces apothecaries = 1 pound apothecaries (lb ap) = 96 drams apothecaries
= 288 scruples = 5760 grains 14 pounds = 1 stone
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2 stones = 1 quarter = 28 pounds
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4 quarters = 1 hundredweight = 112 pounds
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20 hundredweight = 1 ton = 2240 pounds
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4 gills = 1 pint
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2 pints = 1 quart
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4 quart = 1 gallon
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2 gallons = 1 peck
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8 gallons (4 pecks) = 1 bushel
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8 bushels = 1quarter
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20 minims = 1 fluid scruple
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3 fluid scruples = 1 fluid drachm = 60 minims
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8 fluid drachm = 1 fluid ounce
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20 fluid ounces = 1 pint
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8 pints = 1 gallon (160 fluid ounces)
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