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    1. "Strange-to-us units of measurements" with their equivalents
    2. I thought I would share this. We at one time got into land measures, so I thought you might enjoy these units of measurements: 1 pottle is= 1 runlet is= 1 coomb is= 1 tierce is= 1 firkin is= 1 last is= 1 pipe is= 1 butt is = 1 wey is = 1 puncheon is = 1 anker is = - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Answers to the above: 2 quarts 18 gallons 4 bushels 42 gallons 9 gallons 88 bushels 1 pipe = 2 hogheads and also 1 pipe is a = butt; 1 butt is =108 gallons 40 bushels 84 gallons 10 gallons June J

    09/08/2000 12:34:45