Volume 3

Royal Army Service Corps training.

Date:
1933-
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Royal Army Service Corps training. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    10. Hay and straw Truss of straw | == 36 lb. Truss of old hay = 56 ,, Truss of new hay (to September 1) = 60 ,, Load, 36 trusses = straw, 11 cwt. 2 qrs. 8lb.; old hay, 18 cwt. ; new hay, 19 cwt. 1 gr. 4 lb. An acre of grass should yield 1 to 2 tons of hay. A cubic yard compressed hay about 225 lb. A cubic yard hay in stack Peet aa A cubic yard compressed straw 50 4455, A cubic yard straw in stack SE os TO A cubic yard grain 20 bushels Hoi Wd 1 1 be) 11. Measures of weight Avoirdupois Weight 271 grains = 1 drachm 16 drachms == 1 ounce = 28-350 grammes 16 ounces = 1 pound = 0-45359 kilogramme 8 pounds = 1 stone of butcher’s meat (Smith- field stone) 14 pounds = ] ordinary stone = 6-350 kilograms 28 pounds == 1 quarter (qr.) = 12:70 kilograms 4 quarters (112 1b.) = 1 hundredweight (cwt.) = 50-8022 kilograms 20 cwt. (2240 Ib.) = ] ton = 1016-0 kilograms (1:0160 tonnes) This weight is used in almost all commercial transactions and common dealings. To convert lb. avoirdupois to kilograms multiply by 0-454. The Short Ton of 2,000 lb. is used in Canada, South Africa and the U.S.A. 12. Troy weight 24 grains = 1 pennyweight = 1-5552 grammes 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce = 31-1035: grammes 13. Stationery table 24 sheets of paper = 1 quire 20 quires = | ream 10 reams == 1 bale