TABLE A-17. CONVERSION TABLES FOR COMMON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
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| Metric conversions |
Bushel weights and volumes |
| 1 ounce = 28.35 grams |
Oats = 32 pounds/bushel |
25 pounds/cubic foot |
| 1 pound = 454 grams |
Barley = 48 pounds/bushel |
38.4 pounds/cubic foot |
| 2.2 pounds = 1 kilogram |
Shelled corn = 56 pounds/bushel |
44.8 pounds/cubic foot |
| 1 quart = .946 liter |
Wheat = 60 pounds/bushel |
48 pounds/cubic foot |
| 1 gram = 15.43 grains |
Corn and cob meal = 70 pounds/bushel |
28 pounds/cubic foot |
| 1 metric ton = 2,204.7 pounds |
Soybeans = 60 pounds/bushel |
48 pounds/cubic foot |
| 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters |
Rye = 56 pounds/bushel |
44.8 pounds/cubic foot |
| 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters = .39 inches |
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| 1 meter = 39.37 inches |
| 1 acre = .406 hectare |
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| Weight of one quart of feed |
Weight conversions |
| Barley, whole = 1.5 pounds |
8 tablespoons = 1/4 pound |
| Barley, ground = 1.1 pounds |
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon |
| Beet pulp, dry = .7 pounds |
1 pint = 1 pound |
| Corn, shelled, ground = 1.5 pounds |
2 pints = 1 quart |
| Corn and cob meal = 1.4 pounds |
4 quarts = 1 gallon = 8 pounds |
| Linseed meal = 1.3 pounds |
2,000 pounds = 1 ton |
| Molasses, cane = 3 pounds |
16 ounces = 1 pound |
| Oats, whole = 1 pound |
27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard |
| Oats, ground = .7 pound |
1 peck = 8 quarts |
| Rye, ground = 1.5 pounds |
1 bushel = 4 pecks |
| Soybeans, ground = 1.4 pounds |
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| Wheat, ground = 1.7 pounds |
| Volume conversion of hay and straw |
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Loose |
Chopped |
Bale (reg) |
lb/cu ft
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| Alfalfa |
4 to 4.4 |
5.5 to 7 |
6 to 10 |
| Non-legume |
3.3 to 4.4 |
5 to 6.7 |
6 to 8 |
| Straw |
2 to 3 |
5.7 to 8 |
4 to 5 |
| Other conversions |
| 1% = .01 |
| 1% = 10,000 parts per million (ppm) |
| 1 megacalorie (Mcal) = 1,000 calories |
| 1 calorie (big calorie) = 1,000 calories (small calorie) |
| 1 Mcal = 1 therm |
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