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Gloucester Master Gardeners

Lagniappe
"A Little Something Extra"

 

TEMPERATURE CONVERTER

Liquid Measures

          80 eyedropper drops =1 Teaspoon

          3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon

          2 tablespoons == 1 ounce

          8 ounces = 1 cup

          16 ounces = 1 pint

          2 pints = 1 quart

          4 quarts = 1 gallon

CONVERSION FACTORS * 

1 ACRE = 43,560 SQUARE FEET

1PPM = 1 PART PER MILLION

1 POUNT OF 5-10-5, 5-10-10 OR 10-10-10 FERTILIZER = 2 CUPS

1 POUND OF GROUND LIMESTONE OR GROUND DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE =

            1.5 CUPS

1 POUND OF ALUMINUM SULFATE OR MAGNESIUM SULFATE = 2.5 CUPS

1 POUND OF SULFUR = 3.3 CUPS

1 QUART = 2 PINTS = 4 CUPS

1 PINT = 2 CUPS = 32 TABLESPOONS

8 OUNCES IN A CUP

1 TABLESPOON = 3 TEASPOONS

1 BUSHEL = 35.24 LITERS = 1.25 CUBIC FEET

100 SQUARE FEET = 5 FEET X 20 FEET, OR 10 FEET X 10 FEET OR 2 FEET X 50 FEET

1,000 SQUARE FEET = 50 FEET X 20 FEET, OR 10 FEET X 100 FEET, OR 25 FEET X 40 FEET

POUNDS PER 100 SQUARE FEET X 436 = POUNDS PER ACRE

POUNDS PER 1,000 SQUARE FEET X 43.6 = POUNDS PER ACRE

POUNDS PER ACRE X 0.0023 = POUNDS PER 100 SQUARE FEET

POUNDS PER ACRE X 0.023 = POUNDS PER 1,000 SQUARE FEET

*SOME VALUES ARE APPROXIMATE

 

FOOD LABEL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

WEIGHT

1 OUNCE (OZ) = APPROXIMATELY 28 GRAMS (G)

16 OUNCES = 1 POUND (LB)

1 POUND = 454 GRAMS

1 KILOGRAM (KG) = 1,000 GRAMS OR 2.2 POUNDS

1 GRAM = 1,000 MILLIGRAMS (MG)

1 MILLIGRAM = 1,000 MICROGRAMS (G)

 

VOLUME

1 LITER (L) = 1.06 QUARTS

1 LITER = 1,000 MILLILITERS (ML)

1 MILLILITER = 0.03 FLUID OUNCES (FL OZ)

1 GALLON = 3.79 LITERS

1 QUART = 0.95 LITER

1 CUP = 8 FLUID OUNCES OR 240 (ML)

1 TEASPOON (TSP) = 5 ML

3 TEASPOONS = 1 TABLESPOON

1 TABLESPOON (TBSP) = 15 MILLILITERS

16 TABLESPOONS = 1 CUP

4 CUPS = 1 QUART