+ Unit measures defined by the Weights and Measures Act 1824, all measures determined by reference to the statute gallon of 277.274 cubic inches. Liquid Dry Capacity gill gill pint pint pint pint pint quart quart gallon peck or gallon gallon peck or gallon 2 gallons (peck)peck 4 gallons ( bushel) bushel 8 gallons bushel 64 gallons quarter Note: The 1824 Act removed the distinction between liquid and dry measure, specifying instead that the dry quantities shall be unheaped. The metric equivalences shown are approximate.
+ Unit measures defined by the Weights and Measures Act 1824, all measures determine,d by reference to the statute gallon of 277.274 cubic inches. Liquid Dry Capacity gill gill pint pint pint pint pint quart quart gallon peck or gallon gallon peck or gallon 2 gallons (peck)peck 4 gallons ( bushel) bushel 8 gallons bushel 64 gallons quarter Note: The 1824 Act removed the distinction between liquid and dry measure specifying instead that the dry quantities shall be unheaped. The metric equivalences shown are approximate.