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 1 bushel = 4 pecks = .3552 hectoliter 1 hectoliter = 2.8377 bushels

1 U. S. gallon = 128 ounces = 231 cb. inches 1 Imperial gallon (English and Canadian) = 160 ounces = 277 cb. in. 6 U. S. gallons = 5 Imperial gallons

1 gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds 1 gallon of milk weighs 8.6 pounds A 40 quart can of milk = 86 pounds

Approximate Household Weights and Measures

4 saltspoonfuls = 1 teaspoonful 3 flat teaspoonfuls = 1 heaping teaspoonful 1 heaping tablespoonful of granulated sugar = nearly 1 ounce 1 rounded tablespoonful of butter = 1 ounce 2 ordinary cups of granulated sugar = 1 pound 3 ordinary cups of wheat flour = 1 pound 1 pound of granulated sugar = 1 pint

4 flat teaspoonfuls of liquid = 1 flat tablespoonful = ½ fluid ounce 4 large tablespoonfuls = 1 ordinary wine glass = 2 fluid ounces 1 pint = 2 cups or glasses 1 cup or glass = 8 fluid ounces.