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FRENCH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Retail Measures— Continued.
yds.
feet.
inches.
I Pied^ usuelle = 4 Metre or I Toise - - = o
I
I*
I Pouce^ ,, = xV Pied - - - - = o

u.
Common Square Measure (for all things except
Land
)•
sq. mis. sq. acs. sq. yds.
sq. ft.
sq. ins..
I Sq. Metre = looSq. Decimetres =00
10
iio-,V
1 ,, Decametre = 100 Sq. Metres =0 119
5
(>li%
I ,, Hectometre = 100 Sq. Decametres =0 2 2280
2
i43i
I „ Kilometre = 100 Sq. Hectometres = 247 553
2
80^
I „ Myriametre = 100 Sq. Kilometres =38 391 2138
4
8
Land Surface Measure.^
acs. sq.yds
. sq.ft
:. sq. ins-
I Are = 10 Declares or 100 Sq. Metres =0 119
5
6itV
I Decare = 10 Ares or 1000 „ =0 1196

43i^
I Hectare^— 100 Ares or 10,000 „ =2 2280
2
1433
Solid or Cubic Measure (for all things except Wood, (!
kc).
c. yds.
eft.
c. ins..
I C. Metre = 1000 C. Decimetres = i
8
547-V
I ,, Decametre = 1000 C. Metres = 1308

1005
I ,, Hectometre=looo C. Decametres = 1308021
14
1032
I ,, Kilometre = looo C. Hectometres = 1308021540
17
3^4
I „ Myriametre = 1000 C. Kilometres =1308021540637
23
3^4
Solid or Cubic Measure for Wood, &c.
c.yds. eft. c. ins.
I Stere = I C. Metre or 10 Decisteres - - = i 8 547^V
I Decastere= 10 C. Metres or 10 Steres - - =13 2 286^
Measure of Capacity (Metric System).
galls, qts. pts. gills..
I Litre^ = 10 Decilitres - - =001 31^^-
I Decalitre = 10 Litres - - = 2 o 2 2f
I Hectolitre = 10 Decalitres - - = 22 o o OfV
I Kilolitre = 10 Hectolitres - - = 220 o o 3yV
I Myrialitre = 10 Kilolitres - - =2201 000
Measure of Capacity (Systeme Usuelle).
I Litron usuelle=i Litre =ij English pint.
I Boisseau ,, =^ Hectolitre = 2 gallons and 3 quarts, nearly.
1 The Pied is the French foot used in common transactions, 32 of which are;
approximately equal to 35 English feet.
2 The Pouce is the French inch, used in common transactions, 32 of which are
approximately equal to 35 English inches.
3 Although this is the land measure, the extent of a whole country is reckoned hy
square kilometres.
I * 4 French Hectares are 10 English acres.
* 50 French Litres=ii English imperial gallons, nearly.