| 单词 | cwt |
| 例句 | The shortfall is causing rice prices to rise to an abnormally high average of $17.30 per cwt through the rest of the year. Global rice shortage is worst in two decades: Report 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Sugar first appears as a Queensland export in 1870, the quantity being, however, only 26 cwt. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z He carried in all about two cwt. of offensive and defensive armor upon his person, and his challenge had great weight. Theological Essays 2012-03-27T02:00:21.867Z The frictional roller is 6 inches in diameter, the pressure amounts to 1 cwt. on each step. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The quantity used should be applied in separate dressings of not more than 2 cwt. per acre each, put on at intervals of a month. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Gypsum, or sulphate of lime, applied as a top-dressing at the rate of 2 to 3 cwt. per acre, has been found to yield good results, especially on light soils. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z From the various bins so graded men feed the wool-press worked by two wool-pressers, who turn out, sew, and brand the bales, of an average weight of from 3 to 4 cwt. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z Provisions for forty days have to be taken from Chigakhor, and two cwts. of rice and flour have been promised over and over again, but have only partially arrived to-night. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z These various processes occupy about six hours, and eight more are requisite for pressing the cheese, under a weight of 14 or 15 cwt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z In Hungary the amounts of honey and of wax are in favourable years respectively about 190,000 and 12,000 cwt., and in unfavourable years, as, e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z These salts of ammonia may be used at the rate of from 2 to 3 cwt. per acre as a top-dressing in moist weather. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z A Monster Dogfish.—A gigantic dogfish, weighing ten cwt., has been hauled ashore by a fisherman at Mazargues, in the Department of the Bouches-du-Rhone. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z In looking through the Consular list of exports, it is interesting to notice that 13,400 cwts. of gum of the value of £70,000 were exported in 1889. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z This month two whalers returned bringing 1,060 barrels oil and 72 cwt. whalebone. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z On the other hand, Austria was over-hasty when it went over from the prohibition of foreign silk stuffs to duties of 180 florins per cwt. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Some days before, three cwt. of gold had been sent in a bark to Panama, the same quantity being despatched twice or thrice a-year. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z A fowl, according to Stevens, will void at least one ounce of dry dung in twenty-four hours, which is worth at least seven shillings a cwt. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z Glass mixtures containing lead are melted in covered, beehive-shaped crucibles holding from 12 to 18 cwt. of glass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z According to statistics, from 8000 to 10,000 cwt. of bark may be thus exported for any lapse of time, without the slightest danger of the tree getting exterminated. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z Of these useful tubers, which grow with remarkable luxuriance in the turf-soil of the island, they raise from 60 to 80 cwt. annually. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z There are several thriving villages on the coast, of which el-Hafa is the principal port of export for frankincense; 9000 cwt. is exported annually to Bombay. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The coach with its loading complete weighed from thirty-three to forty cwts., while the mail seldom weighed more than one cwt. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Manuring with basic slag at the rate of from 5 to 10 cwt. per acre has been found to give excellent results on poor clays and peaty soils. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z At present no more than 50 or 60 cwt. of the flax, worth about �800, is exported from Auckland. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z To this must be added the quantity under cultivation by the natives, who possess about 36,000 acres of coffee plantations, and in the year 1859 alone, exported 180,000 cwt. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z The loss of mercury is about the same, from 5 to 6 cwt. being in constant use per mile of sluice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The entire mass of bronze, weighing about 2600 cwt., was obtained from Turkish cannon lost in the sea at Navarino and recovered by Greek divers. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z The production has made great advance, having in 1850 been only 5 million cwts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Shortly after flowering the plants are bedded down with straw at the rate of about 25 cwt. per acre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z It was supported on four wheels, which were moved in any direction by means of a small steam-engine, and could carry 16 cwt., besides coals, water, &c. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z The different mines are situated at various distances, from thirty to forty-five miles in the interior, and the cost of transportation may be averaged at seventy-five cents per cwt. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Since last July workmen have been constantly engaged in transporting the pieces of bronze weighing from 200 to 300 cwt. to the place where the statue was to be erected. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z As an illustration of the value of labor, we give the following comparative estimate of the produce of the three materials:—— 1 cwt. shell, val. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z Not only are the American people themselves supplied with fresh fruit, but immense quantities are exported to Europe—Great Britain alone absorbing as much as 1,430,000 cwt. in 1908. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z He carried in all two cwt. of armor, offensive and defensive, upon his person, and his challenge had great weight. A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z The merchants are generally the smelters, and either employ their own slaves in raising the ore, or pay a stipulated price per cwt. to those who choose to dig. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Many who cannot afford it in the week buy a quarter of a cwt. on Saturday night to cook their Sunday's dinner with, for 6d. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z “So considerable was the destruction of hares, rabbits, pheasants, &c., during the Royal visit that on one day 2 tons 19 cwt. of game were forwarded from Wells Station to Leadenhall Market.” Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The monkey usually weighs from 2 cwt. to 10 cwt. and is allowed a drop of 15 to 40 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Tennent, 2 cwt. of green food, about half a bushel of grain, and about 40 gallons of water. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z The price of lead at the mines is now four dollars per cwt. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z In England also the annual catch of herrings, which reached a total of two million cwts. for the first time in 1899, has exceeded three millions in each year from 1902 to 1905. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z The produce of the tree is small, 100 full-grown trees yielding only about 40 cwt. of dates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Drums are of two sizes, generally containing 1⁄4 or 1⁄2 cwt. respectively. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z On the fourth day of January following she was sold to a butcher for ten dollars per cwt., estimated at 1,000 pounds. Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock Short Horns, Ayrshires and Devons 2011-03-03T03:00:46.420Z The leaves are gathered by hand, and from 2 to 3 cwt. may be collected in a day by a single labourer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z In 1607 there were delivered out of the store 14 lasts and some cwts. What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original Evidence 2011-01-03T03:01:06.770Z The total number of lights in the Karueein is given as seventeen hundred, and they are said to require 3� cwt. of oil for one filling. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The old cable weighed but twenty cwt. to the mile, while the new one reached thirty-five cwt. and three quarters. The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph 2010-12-29T03:00:29.577Z Those from London weigh 6 tons 3 cwt. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone In one of its towers is the famous bell, called Maria Gloriosa, which bears the date 1497, and weighs 270 cwt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The cheeses are pressed forty-eight hours, under a weight of seven or eight cwt. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. When I had used up the cwt. of hemp my apprenticeship was over, and I intended to go to Basle. The Autobiography of Thomas Platter, a schoolmaster of the sixteenth century. The bones are heated in horizontal cast-iron retorts, holding about 5 cwt., and the operation occupies about twelve to thirteen hours. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Factories, 2� to 4 cwt. per foot super of floor space. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Of this fruit we devour in the year about 180,000 cwts. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 The "Times" informs us of some "monster guns," intended to be used in the Baltic, the minimum weight of whose shot is to be three cwt., and the maximum ten. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 He did not however know that I had not worked up more than one cwt. of hemp in my whole life. The Autobiography of Thomas Platter, a schoolmaster of the sixteenth century. It is paid for at the rate of from 45 to 50 cents per cwt. of seed cotton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" Buyers willing to pay $5 per cwt., finding many sellers, will expect a reduction in price, and the price will certainly go down until the hogs purchased equal the entire supply. Rural Health and Welfare Raisins, being in more general use—at the dessert, for instance, and in making sweet wine—are in still greater demand; we can not do with less than 240,000 cwts of them. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Double ropeways have been carried in one section over 18 to 20 m., and will transport single loads of 6 cwt. to a ton or more. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" To give a rough idea, however, it may be said that its safe crushing load would be about � cwt. per sq. in. for lime concrete, and 1 to 5 cwt. for Portland cement concrete. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" To Great Britain 50 bales of 3� cwt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" The figures on the left indicate the prices per cwt. of live hogs and per bbl. of green hams and mess pork. Rural Health and Welfare But it is usually more expedient to use either guano, nitrate of soda, or soot for this purpose, at the rates respectively of 2 cwt., Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" The price paid to the Grand Junction for carriage of mails between Manchester and Liverpool and Birmingham was 1d. a mile for the guard and ¾d. per cwt. per mile for the mails. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Had Mr. Williams taken the trouble to convert the German figures from cwts. into tons he might have found this comparison somewhat less “odious.” Are we Ruined by the Germans? One ton of slaked lime contains about 15 cwt. of lime; the remainder is water. The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools The figures, right and left, give prices per cwt. of live hogs, and per barrel of green hams and mess pork. Rural Health and Welfare From 5 to 7 cwt. are common sizes, but in South Wales they are larger, carrying up to one ton or more. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" In the north of England the total house refuse collected, exclusive of street sweepings, amounts on the average to 8 cwt. per head per annum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" In the illustration already used, we must, for example, offer more than seventeen bushels of wheat for ten cwts. of iron. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy One ton of carbonate of lime contains 11¼ cwt. of lime; the remainder is carbonic acid. The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools In London the quantity of house refuse amounts to about 1� million tons per annum, which is equivalent to from 4 cwt. to 5 cwt. per head per annum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" This is done by passing a loop at the upper end round a pulley mounted in a travelling frame, to which is attached a weight of about 15 cwt. hanging by a chain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" It sometimes weighs as little as 7� cwt. per cubic yard. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" The street door was then opened to their confederates, and the safe, weighing nearly 2 cwt., was carried to the barrow outside. The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time This is 110 pounds and almost as much, therefore, as the British cwt. All About Coffee It also appears that, for 1839, the amount of coffee exported had fallen off 38,554 cwt., or about one third of the whole amount of the preceding year. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject These machines weigh from 20 to 22 cwt., and are mostly driven by electric motors of 25 up to 35 h.p. as a maximum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" A cubic yard of ordinary house refuse weighs from 12� to 15 cwt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" He lived eighteen years, and when at his best was computed at 8 cwt. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. Each weighs about 4½ cwt., is about 3 or 4 feet long, and about ⅜ of an inch thick. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson It is estimated that a cwt. of potash requires, on an average, 480 cwt. of wood. Principles Of Political Economy Many who cannot afford it in the week buy a quarter of a cwt. on Saturday night, to cook their Sunday's dinner with, for 6d. The Toilers of the Field Speaking generally, throughout the country an amount of from 5 cwt. to 10 cwt. per head per annum should be allowed for. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" The second was killed December 16, 1810, aged three years six months, and weighed exactly 7 cwt.; and on Dec. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. While he thus easily ran out some 3 or 4 cwt. at a time, the French navvy was contented with half the weight. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson The yield of straw is from 15 to 20 cwt. per acre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Flour is now 22 and 23 livres per cwt. and tobacco is as I have before mentioned; and I promise myself you will not let slip so favorable an opportunity of making remittances to advantage. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I A load, by which refuse is often estimated, varies in weight from 15 cwt. to 1� tons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" From 1 to 2 cwt. of the muriate or sulphate is a common amount, and from 6 to 8 cwt. of kainit. Manures and the principles of manuring Wheat Flour, barrels 7 Salt, tons 180 Bread, barrels 60 Naval Stores, barrels 17 Beef and Pork, barrels 29 Tobacco, cwt. History of New Brunswick The daily consumption of ice in Lima is between fifty and fifty-five cwt. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests That on the north is 8 ft. by 8, and 2 thick; weight, 8 tons 10 cwt. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The engines were divided into two classes, the large class consisting of those weighing over 30 cwts., and not exceeding 60 cwts. and the small class of those not exceeding 30 cwts. Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction The superphosphate is best drilled in with the seed, in quantities varying from 3 to 5 cwt. Manures and the principles of manuring E Weighing more than one cwt. each: the hundred sockets therefore alone weighing over five tons of pure silver. Separation and Service or Thoughts on Numbers VI, VII. The wood furnace is 2 feet in section, and consumes for the above amount of peat 3-½ cwt. of wood. Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel The impost is 11 ft. long by 8 ft. broad, and 2 ft. thick; weight, 10 tons 7 cwt. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities If 4 cwt. be added for the hose and tools, it will be found quite as heavy as two fast horses can manage, for a distance under six miles, with five firemen and a driver. Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction For land in poor condition, the addition of 2 cwt. of superphosphate is recommended—this to be applied some time between December and March. Manures and the principles of manuring In 1777 he had written Boulton that Wilkinson wants an engine to raise a stamp of 15 cwt. thirty or forty times in a minute. James Watt According to Stammer, 4 cwt. of dry peat are required for 1000 cubic feet of purified gas. Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel Thus the patent shroud-laid rope, made from clean Petersburgh hemp, was found to break at a strain between 63⁄4 and 71⁄4 cwt. per inch of girth in inches squared. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. We are glad, therefore, for Wordsworth's sake, that no judge from the Consistorial Court ever happened to meet with Walker when trudging over the Furness Fells to Ulverston with a long cwt. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 Third year, 4 cwt. basic slag or 3 cwt. superphosphate and 1 cwt. nitrate of soda. Manures and the principles of manuring The engine was to work two hammers, but was capable of working four of 7 cwt. each. James Watt Three presses furnish annually 180,000 cwt. of condensed peat, which is used exclusively for firing locomotives. Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel Thus a patent rope of 5 inches would require 175 cwt. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Fowls and wild pigs which weighed about 2 cwt. each, were easily procurable, but had to be eaten immediately, as in less than a hour decomposition took place. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century Mr Cooke, from his Norfolk experiments, recommends the following manures for rotation seeds:— One to 1-1/2 cwt. nitrate of soda as a top-dressing in early spring. Manures and the principles of manuring From the results of the experience of the maltster, and of special experiments made by scientific men, it would appear that a ton of barley will produce only 16 cwt. of malt. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock The gawky camel shuffles along, a picture of woe with a load of 2 cwt. to 4 cwt., whilst the little moke trips smartly with almost an equal weight upon his back. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Common rope, 25 threads in each strand, broke with 5 cwt. per inch, and fell off at 130 threads to 4 cwt. per inch. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The southern contains the three bells on which the clock is struck; and the largest of these, weighing 5 tons 4 cwt., is the passing bell on great occasions. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch These latter are applied to the extent of about 10 cwt., and consist of superphosphate, dissolved bones, and potash salts. Manures and the principles of manuring During the three years ended on the 5th of January, 1826, the average annual amount of butter exported was as follows:— cwts. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Twenty tons of farm-yard manure, a quantity commonly applied, and often exceeded on well cultivated land, contain a sufficiency of organic matters to yield about 2-1/2 cwt. of nitrogen. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry It is the smallest piece of ordnance in the service, having a bore of 41⁄2 inches diameter, a length of 1 foot, and a weight of 3⁄4 cwt. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. They were recast, with 64 cwt. of fresh metal, in 1735, when the peal was brought up to its present number. Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See On a light soil it may be advisable to add superphosphate of lime, guano, or bone-meal, in quantities of 2 to 3 cwt. per acre, in addition to a nitrogenous manure. Manures and the principles of manuring A stone of linseed and two cwt. of oat-straw chaff, when properly cooked, constitute a most economical and nutritious food. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock It is employed in quantities varying from two cwt. per acre up to a very large quantity, and almost invariably with good results, in some instances even with the production of double crops. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry The brewer introduces, say 10 cwts. of yeast; he collects 40, or it may be 50, cwts. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Miners beneath the wood were bound to sell not less than a cwt. of coal for 4d.; The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account It is often applied at the rate of 2 or 3 cwt. per acre. Manures and the principles of manuring The result was that the produce of the roots of the untouched plants was only 40 tons 8 cwt. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock The full grown animal was from twenty-eight to thirty-five English feet in length and weighed about sixty-seven cwt. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The following are the figures: Coal, 10 tons 16 cwt., at 5s. Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 No team was to be served with less than 2 cwt. nor more than 21 cwt., to be weighed, if desired, or forfeit £5. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account On soils where lime is abundant, superphosphate may be applied, if necessary, at the rate of 2 or 3 cwt. per acre, or bones at a similar rate. Manures and the principles of manuring There was one of about 12 cwt. that had been lent by the sultan when Macota was in favor, and which I returned to Budrudeen for his brother. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy One church is said to have collected on November 1, 1887, as much as 40 cwts., valued at ₱37 per cwt. The Philippine Islands Passengers' baggage is charged for when it lands at the jetty at the rate of 1s. 3d. per cwt., and the same has to be paid on leaving. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 The salt required, which, in the example given, would be 1-1/2 cwt., may be added to the solution prior to the addition of rosin or sprinkled in towards the finish of the boiling. The Handbook of Soap Manufacture Either farmyard manure or sea-weed is applied at the rate of 25 to 30 tons per acre, supplemented by 8 to 12 cwt. of artificial manures. Manures and the principles of manuring When the Clock Tower, the "Clochard," was taken down in 1698, the bell called "Tom" was found to weigh 82 cwt. Westminster The Fascination of London The average estimated yield of the cocoanuts, by the native process, is as follows, viz.:—250 large nuts give one cwt. of dried coprah, yielding, say, 10 gallons of oil. The Philippine Islands About 9,000 cwt. of it is exported to Bombay annually. Southern Arabia The chief centre of the soap industry is Marseilles, which, with about fifty soap factories, produces annually some 3,000,000 cwts. The Handbook of Soap Manufacture From 1 cwt. and even less, up to 6 cwt. or even more, has been the rate at which it has been commonly applied in the past. Manures and the principles of manuring The amount of lime required is rather less than what is used with the madder bleach, from 2½ lb. to 3 lb, lime to each 1 cwt. of goods being quite sufficient. The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student He knows and admires the British 68-pounder, weighing 95 cwt., but he does not think it heavy enough effectually to destroy ironclads. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 The vintage takes place towards the end of October, and the grapes are gathered by Chinamen, who will each pick his 12 to 14 cwt. of grapes a day for the wage of a dollar. Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines The process is commenced by heating 37 cwt. of 17° Tw. The Handbook of Soap Manufacture In Saxony, according to Professor Storer, 1 cwt. of fine bone-meal is worth as much as 25 to 30 cwt. of farmyard manure. Manures and the principles of manuring It is 18 in. in width, weighs 7-1/2 cwt., and revolves quite easily pivoted on a large bull's-eye of glass. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Hilary, too, used to write his name with a carpenter's flat cedar pencil on the whitewashed ceiling of the brewhouse, holding the while a ½ cwt. of iron hung on his little finger. Round About a Great Estate On the next day I received information that about 10 cwt. of rice had been purchased for the Orphans, which should be sent. A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, Fourth Part Fiji Islands.—These possess only one soap factory, the output from which is 9 cwt. daily. The Handbook of Soap Manufacture The former authority recommends 2 to 3 cwt. per acre for wheat, to be sown broadcast and harrowed into the land before sowing the seed. Manures and the principles of manuring Was to have six tons of dung, and one cwt. each of guano and dissolved coprolites; and 4. Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers Burn's 'Glance,' however, gives the importation and home consumption for both years; unfortunately, however, not in lbs. or cwts., but in bags. * * * *'s fraud, however, is not the less apparent. Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography Bricks weigh about 7 lb each; they are bought and sold by the thousand, which quantity weighs about 62 cwt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The tenor weighs about 36 cwts., the treble 7 cwts. Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings An ox, therefore, will make 8 tons of fresh dung in six months, using 32 cwt. of litter. Manures and the principles of manuring Was to have two cwt. of guano and two cwt. of the coprolites. Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers "It requires 2 tons 5 cwt. of good coals to burn the above kiln, full of tiles." Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health I found by experiment that in the preparation of one cwt. of dry beans about 1-1/2 gallons of this unstable liquid are produced. Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer P.B. or 0° 1° 2° 3° 4° 5° 6° 7° 8° 9° 10° 11° 12° 13° 14° 15° 32-pdr. of 57 cwt. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. On strong clay soils this quantity may be judiciously increased up to 2 cwt. Manures and the principles of manuring Mr. Maulevere's heaviest weight, also applied singly, was with the 12 tons of dung; but only 14 cwt. more than the dressing with 2 cwt. of coprolites. Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers If a parcel of goods weighs 13 cwt., Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 437 Volume 17, New Series, May 15, 1852 Thus—"13-1/2 Produce" would mean that the assay yielded results at the rate of 13-1/2 cwts. of metal for one ton of the ore. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Guns No. 5 Carriages, Gun No. 1 Carriages, Gun spare, in parts No. One for each class of guns on trucks over 32 cwt. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. Thus 2 cwt. of basic slag is equal to 1 cwt. of super. Manures and the principles of manuring Mr. Newham's on a limestone soil, were the heaviest with No. 3—the same as Mr. Cholmeley's—and were 16 cwt. heavier than an application of dung alone. Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers Here is a cargo—no matter of what—weighing 374 tons, 7 cwt. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 437 Volume 17, New Series, May 15, 1852 Similarly, a parcel of 20 tons 10 cwt. with a produce of 9-1/2 contains 19 cwt. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Weight of Gun, in pounds, or cwt., when so expressed. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. From 1 to 1-1/4 cwt. may be recommended as a suitable quantity for corn crops which are otherwise liberally manured. Manures and the principles of manuring Mr. Scott's were the heaviest on No. 4,—the guano and coprolites, and 1 ton 7 cwt. more than 20 tons of dung,—his soil was a strong loam. Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers Our supplies had accumulated while we had been in the hills, and we now found ourselves with about 30 cwt. for which there was no room on the transport. The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919 The produce, which is that of the impure tin, is stated in parts in twenty; thus a produce of 14 is equivalent to 70 per cent., or to 14 cwt. per ton. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. No. 1 B xi Graduation of sights and ranges, 32 pds.: of 42 or 57 cwt.: Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. As a complete and economical dressing for swedes in Norfolk, Mr Cooke recommends 3 to 4 cwt. Manures and the principles of manuring Mr. Wailes's were the heaviest, with 4 cwt. of coprolites, showing an increase over 20 tons of dung of 2 tons 9 cwt. per acre; the soil is a useful loam. Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers Bought of M. M——, a cwt. and a half of his work, entitled 'Submarine Revolutions.' Bohemians of the Latin Quarter The results of the assays are expressed in cwts. of metal in the ton of ore. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Allowance of Marines, when A x Graduation of sights and ranges, of 32 pds.: of 27 or 33 cwt.: Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. The point of especial interest in this connection is that an annual loss of nitrogen, equal to over 2 cwt. of nitrate of soda, may take place from a comparatively poor arable soil lying fallow. Manures and the principles of manuring It was hand-sowed with lime early in February to the extent of about 24 cwt. of dry lime on the acre. Essays in Natural History and Agriculture Here he would often sit and help Meares make dog pemmican out of seal meat—they made about 8 cwt. of this sustaining preparation. South with Scott With ores of tin, silver, and gold, the result is stated as so many cwts., lbs., or ozs., in the ton. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. No. 2 B xii Graduation of sights and ranges, 8 in.: of 55 or 63 cwt.: Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. Dehérain has found that when sulphate of ammonia was mixed with soil at the rate of 2 cwt. Manures and the principles of manuring We purchased a strong one-horse dray which we loaded with about 10 cwt. of provisions, in the form of flour, tea, sugar, salt, ship biscuits, a small quantity of spirits for medicinal use and tobacco. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Good 17 18 12 Made of best double rolled scrap, 4½ cwt. blooms. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 On this occasion, however, 4 cwts. was the maximum load, and for this 6 mules were required in every case. Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron The soil seems very fertile, for the sweet potatoes become very large, and we bought two loads of them for three cubits and two needles; they quite exceeded 1 cwt. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 These quantities, calculated for a year, give from 22 to 27 lb. of nitrogen, and from 1 cwt. Manures and the principles of manuring This is put into copper vats holding about 50 gallons; 1 cwt. of flowers is added. Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 It was broken again under a falling weight of 10 cwt. with a 10 ft. drop = 12½ tons. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 The ration coffee has come to an end, except a reserve of 3 cwt, which would hardly last a day. Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege The melting pan is an iron vessel, of various sizes, capable of holding from 28 lbs. to 3 cwt., heated by a steam jacket, or by a water-bath. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants Each charge contains four tons of salt cake, and some of these revolvers get through 18 tons of salt cake per day and consume 13 cwt. of coal per ton of cake decomposed. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 About 1 cwt. of orange flowers being added, these are well stirred in with a wooden spatula. Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 The following are the results: Best iron, three good qualities, rolled into flat bars, cut and made into 4½ cwt. blooms. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 They have 6 inch centers, gaps 7� inches wide and 6� inches deep, beds 4 feet 6 inches long by 8� inches on the face and 6 inches in depth, and weigh 14 cwt. Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 One cwt. of wood yields about three ounces of oil. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants As regards fuel used for firing, this may be put down as 200 tons per week, or about 10 cwt. per ton of salt cake decomposed. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 One cwt. of the fat is melted in a steam-jacketed pan, and poured into a tinned copper vat capable of holding from 5 to 6 cwt. Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 The present German printing-paper is made so disagreeable both to printers and readers from their paper-manufacturers making many more reams of paper from one cwt. of rags than formerly. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 An excellent method of using it is to dress the surface in autumn at the rate of from four to six cwt. per acre, and to dig the ground deeply four weeks later. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition One cwt. of the fresh herb yields about twenty-four ounces of oil. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants This latter is made of iron, lined with wood and lead, and sufficiently strong to bear a pressure of 100 lb. to the square inch, its capacity being about 30 cwt of ore. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 The oil is treated with another cwt. of flowers and still another, until sufficiently impregnated. Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 A first-class carriage weighs 6 tons 10 cwts.; a second-class, 5 tons 10 cwts., each with passengers; a Pullman car weighs about 30 tons. Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects The consumption of coke per ton of iron varied from 25 to 30 cwt. Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 One of these machines can convert from 5 to 10 cwt. of gelatine into cartridges per diem, depending upon the diameter of the cartridges made. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise And, lastly, it ought to be within reach of a market and a remunerating price, which, to pay the manufacturer, should not be less than twenty-five shillings, Halifax currency, per cwt. Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I) The produce of oil-cake and oil from cotton seed, is two gallons of oil to one cwt. of seed, leaving about 96 lbs of cake; 8 lbs. is the daily allowance for cattle in England. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. A press of this kind will turn out only about 12 cwts. of cake a day. Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects The furnaces have a mid-rib dividing the product into two balls of 10 cwt., which are shingled under a 10-ton hammer. Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 A good charge is 16 cwt. of the mixed acids, in the proportion of three to five; that is, 6 cwt. of nitric acid, and 10 cwt. of sulphuric acid, and 247 lbs. of glycerine. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise These furnaces will each yield about 1� cwt. of phosphorus per day. Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 Ordinary crude camphor is imported from Singapore and Bombay, in square chests lined with lead-foil, and containing 1¼ to 1½ cwts. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Each of them will produce 36 cwts. of cake per day of eleven hours, while the yield of oil is about 14 cwts. Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects Taking the tare of the car as 50 cwt., including the weight of the machinery it carries, and a load of twenty people as 30 cwt., we have a gross weight of 4 tons. Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 The poachers hold 1,500 gals. each, or 18 cwt. of cotton. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise The peal of ten bells in St. Philip's were first used August 7, 1751, the weight being 9 tons 10 cwt. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically From the high price which the best Barbados aloes fetches in the market, £7 per cwt., its culture might be profitably extended to many of the other islands. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. He had every day, he said, good potatoes at eight shillings a cwt. The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines Our ingots are 15� inches square, and weigh from 25 to 30 cwts. according to the weight of rail we have to roll. Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 Its artillery discharged stones of 3 cwt., and arrows 18 ft. in length. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Ten bells were put in St. Martin's, in 1786, the total weight being 7 tons, 6 cwt. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically The average imports in 1841 and 1842 were only about 170,780 cwts.; it is now much larger, and a great portion of the supply is drawn from the Cape colony. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. They are shot from a stage fixed in the water, with branches of their favourite food hanging from it; one of twenty-two cwt. was killed not long ago. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 578, December 1, 1832 The consumption of pig iron per ton of puddled bar was rather less than 21� cwts. for the year 1882; and that of "mine" for fettling was 33 lb. Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 And, if neither of the two former sources are available, then 3 cwt. of bone-meal and 2 cwt. of white castor cakes would be a reasonable application. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore There is a great deal of small trade carried on, the goods being brought at the vast expense of forty-five shillings per cwt. from Philadelphia and Baltimore. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 5, May, 1884 Gamboge fetches in the London market from £5 to £11 per cwt. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The 21st, we sent ashore eight pieces of cloth, one ton of iron, a ton of lead, and two chests of tin, of six cwt. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 The ingots weighed about 6 cwt., and the largest steel casting made by this process, of which I can find any account, did not exceed 10 cwt. Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 In the case in question, the average crop for the last five years, has been 3¾ cwt. an acre. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore This, at the rate of 1-1/2 cwt. to a man, in round numbers is 4 tons. The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction Volume 14, No. 391, September 26, 1829 It is imported into this country in bags and chests of from one to three cwt., and ranges in price from £1 to £2 the cwt. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The daily consumption is two cwt. of green food with about half a bushel of grain. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon The electrical car with which the comparison is made has a dynamo weighing 13 cwt., and the tare of the car is 52 cwt. Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 I may remind the reader that 5 cwt. of parchment takes from the soil 1 lb. of lime and 1½ lb. of phosphoric acid. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore For instance, every additional cwt. we shift on the hind or working wheels, will increase the power of traction in our steepest hills upwards of 4 cwt., and on the level road half a ton. The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction Volume 14, No. 391, September 26, 1829 The greatest portion of our supplies of the extract, which amount to 7,000 or 8,000 cwts. a year, are obtained from Spain and Sicily. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The Hatteras had the following armament, viz.:—32 pounders of 27 cwt., The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter Many years ago, during my absence from Simla, a servant broke into my museum and stole thence several cwts. of manuscript, which he sold as waste paper. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 If cattle manure or jungle top soil is available, a quarter of a bushel a tree may be annually applied of either, accompanied by 3 cwt. of bone-meal. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore A bullock weighing two cwt. cost eight shillings. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa Account of the export of linseed and rapeseed cakes from Stettin, principally to England, in— cwts. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The armament of the Alabama was:—32 pounders of 52 cwt., The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter We were detained here until four o’clock in the afternoon; for we had to unload above 600 cwt. of goods and eight carriages, and to take coals on board in exchange. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy The yield from a well cultivated estate averages from 3 to 4 cwt. of clean coffee per acre. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore When it was over, Sh. related that once, when a fire broke out in his house at night, he lifted a tank of water weighing 4-1/2 cwt. and poured the water on the flames. Note-Book of Anton Chekhov About 250 tons of Nux vomica, another species of dried flat seed possessing intoxicating properties, are also imported annually for the same purposes, and they fetch about 6s. to 8s. the cwt. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The weight of charge proposed is 15 cwt., which should under ordinary conditions give 12 cwt. of ingots. Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885 It might be stated that while only 368 cwt. of jute fibre was reported as being shipped from Calcutta to this country in 1828, the imports gradually increased as time passed on. The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth The application of nitrate of soda on the estate alluded to was at the rate of 2 cwt. an acre, and cost 21 rupees an acre, inclusive of the cost of application. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore Western Java, which the Portuguese regarded as a distinct island, produced inferior gold of 7 carats, but that pepper was the staple, of which the annual supply was more than 30,000 cwt. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 It is brought over from the East Indies in small tin cases, soldered together and packed in boxes, weighing about 2 cwt. each. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Applying the same plan of calculation upon an average of the prices ruling in the London market, we arrive at the following approximate results:— Barilla, 36,585 cwts. at 10s. per cwt. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 The sugar likewise readily commands an advanced price in the market to the planter of ten or twelve shillings per cwt. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 565, September 8, 1832 Everything of weight in America is generally reckoned by pounds, not cwts. or tons. A start in life. A journey across America. Fruit farming in California Though Mr. Logan has estimated the present produce of the whole Peninsula at only 20,000 ounces, Hamilton, at the beginning of last century, says Pahang alone in some years exported above 8 cwt. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 It is imported in packages of about a cwt., wrapped in cloth. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Some of them weigh nearly 7 cwt., and are amongst the largest it is possible to roll with any existing machinery. The Illustrated London Reading Book A good manure is made by mixing 64 bushels of lime with 2 cwts. of salt. Gardening for the Million Where before it required 3 tons of coke to melt 1 ton of steel, the same thing was now done with 35 cwt. of very poor slack. Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 We publish illustrations of a Thwaites suspension pneumatic power ½ cwt. hammer of a new design, for planishing pipes and plates, for which we are indebted to Engineering. Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 They come from the Levant in hair bales weighing three and a quarter cwt., or in tierces of four to five cwt., and are used by calico printers for dyeing a yellow color. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. At the Huanchaca works there are sixty-five heads of stamps, each head weighing about 500 lb., with five heads in each battery, and crushing about 50 cwt. per head per twenty-four hours. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 I was very glad to learn that she can hold steam at two hours' notice on an expenditure of 13 cwt. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I Foreign Books.—From official accounts it appears that the foreign books imported into the United Kingdom in the year 1830, weighed 3,441 cwt. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 532, February 4, 1832 "Diamond Brooch, 15 cwt., set with three blue white diamonds; make a handsome present; £9 9s." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 28, 1917 The picul is about one cwt. and a quarter. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The weight in full working order is—leading wheels, 12 tons 2 cwt.; driving wheels, 15 tons; trailing wheels, 11 tons 6 cwt.; total, 38 tons 8 cwt. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 The dogs, working five to a team, haul 5 to 6 cwt. and of course they travel much faster than either ponies or men. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I Remaining, 49-1/2 bb's of beef, 29 bb's of pork, 40 cwt of bread. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 With pork at two shillings a pound my outlay should have produced a pig that weighed 1 ton 14-1/2 cwt. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 12, 1919 About 60 cwts. are annually received at Hull from Germany. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The tender weighs 26 tons 2 cwt., and holds 3,300 gallons of water and 5 tons of coal. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 The consumption of coal is rather larger than in the scrap process, and is from 14 to 15 cwt. per ton of steel. Heroes of the Telegraph The bridle, consisting of 25 cwt. steel cable, is attached here and connected to the forepart of the skids of the car. British Airships, Past, Present, and Future Yesterday we saved three cwt. of tomatoes for winter use, and about two tons of squash and pumpkin for the cattle, two of the former weighing 140 lbs. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains In the Chinese ports it fetches nearly double that price the cwt. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The weight in working order is, on the leading wheels, 12 tons 19 cwt.; driving wheels, 15 tons; trailing wheels, 13 tons 4 cwt.; total, 41 tons 3 cwt. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 The weight of the new cable was 35.75 cwt. per knot, or nearly twice the weight of the old, and it was stronger in proportion. Heroes of the Telegraph On either side there are six main suspensions of 25 cwt. stranded steel cable known as "C" suspensions. British Airships, Past, Present, and Future Like others, our firm contributed specimens of our special machine tools, and a fair average specimen of the steam hammer, with a 30 cwt. hammer-block. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography Wood dye exported from Ceylon— Value Quantity £ cwts. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The weight in full working order is, on the four leading wheels, 15 ton 18 cwt.; driving wheels, 16 tons; trailing wheels, 9 tons 10 cwt.; total, 41 tons 8 cwt. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 For this you have to break 10 cwt. of stones, or pick 4 lbs. of oakum. In Darkest England and the Way Out The first hammer, of 30 cwt., was made for the Patricroft works, with the consent of the partners; and in the course of a few weeks it was in full work. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers They were all steers of three to four years old, one being a Hereford weighing 20 cwt. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Our imports are on the decline, and are now only about 1,200 cwt. per annum. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The tender, which is low-sided and very graceful in appearance, weighs 15 tons 10 cwt., and will hold 2,700 gallons of water. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 You have to break 10 cwt. of stone, or pick four pounds of oakum. In Darkest England and the Way Out Watt afterwards made a tilt-hammer for Mr. Wilkinson of Bradley Forge, of 7 1/2 cwt., and it made 300 blows a minute. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers For purposes of comparison it would be much better if the yields of corn crops were estimated in cwt. per acre. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The price of safflower varies from £1 to £8 per cwt., according to quality. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The weight in working order is on the pony truck, 8 tons 10 cwt.; leading coupled, 12 tons 8 cwt.; driving coupled, 13 tons 5 cwt.; trailing coupled, 12 tons 15 cwt.; total, 47 tons. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 The carriages of the household weigh about 15 cwt. each. Queen Victoria Story of Her Life and Reign, 1819-1901 For a cwt. of fine flour cost, in that first year at the Kenia, 7s., a fat ox 12s.; butter, honey, the most delicious fruits, were to be had at corresponding prices. Freeland A Social Anticipation It is taken up in bags containing about 1/2 cwt. each. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The prices in Liverpool, duty paid, in the close of this year, are per cwt.:— s. d. s. d. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The weight in full working order is, on the bogie wheels, 15 tons 10 cwt.; driving wheels, 13 tons 10 cwt.; trailing wheels, 13 tons; total, 42 tons. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 It was a fathom long and very thick, it weighs up to 15 cwt., and its form resembles that drawn here. Albert Durer The corn industry, for example, had yielded a gross return of a little over 41,000 cwt. of different cereals for a total expenditure of 44,500 hours of labour. Freeland A Social Anticipation They thought they were betrayed when they heard of an attempt to convey secretly from Paris nearly fifty cwt. of powder, which had been intercepted by the people at the barriers. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 The annual imports of myrobalans into Hull, amount to about 1,600 cwts. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The engine is furnished with wing tanks holding 860 gallons of water, and carries 30 cwt. of coal. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 This operation takes about twenty minutes, and at one operation about 1½ cwt. of raw wool may be treated. Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 The average weight of each wagon was 5 tuns 8 cwt. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. The principal commerce of Tripoli is in silk produced upon the mountain, of which it exports yearly about 800 quintals or cwt., at about £80. sterling per quintal. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The imports of bark for the use of tanners and dyers has amounted yearly to the very large quantity of 380,674 cwt., besides what we obtain at home. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The weight in full working order is—leading wheels, 13 tons 16 cwt.; driving wheels, 14 tons 10 cwt.; trailing wheels, 10 tons 8 cwt.; total, 38 tons 14 cwt. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 Lime costs about 8d. per cwt., and this weight of lime will soften the same volume of water as would require the use of 20¼ cwt. of soap. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 Each cell of the carbonizer can reduce to charcoal 50 cwt. of vegetable refuse in twenty four hours, but at Leeds not quite so much is put through. Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 They had brought the fertile soil round El Merdjan into cultivation, and had this year sown eight Ghararas of wheat and barley, or about one hundred and twenty cwt. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The value of the oil of this palm, as an article of commerce, is exemplified by the large annual imports, averaging more than 516,000 cwt. for many years past. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The weight in full working order is, on the leading wheels, 11 tons 3 cwt.; driving wheels, 17 tons 11 cwt.; trailing wheels, 11 tons 18 cwt.; total, 40 tons 12 cwt. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 No guarantee shall be given for lots of less than 3 cwt., or for carbide crushed to smaller than the above sizes. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power The quantity of market refuse passed through six cells of the carbonizer varies from 3 to 10 tons a day, and averages about 4½ tons, from which 15 cwt. of charcoal is obtained. Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 They are sold by the Arabs for about half a crown the English cwt., but the purchaser is obliged to pay heavy duties upon them. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Naples alone shipped five millions of gallons in 1839, and about 2,500 cwts. of oil is shipped annually from Morocco. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The grinding vat or tina is first charged to about one-fifth of its depth with water and from 6 cwt. to 7 cwt. of common salt. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 The actual quantity received in Europe in the first ten months of the last year had been 509,000 cwts. less than in the corresponding months of the previous one. The slave trade, domestic and foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished The total weight of the tractor fully loaded with fuel and water, as weighed by us, was 23 1/4 cwts. My Life and Work In some of the Cornish boilers, however, a pound of coal raises 11.8 lbs. of boiling water into steam, or a cwt. of coal evaporates about 21 cubic feet of water from 212°. A Catechism of the Steam Engine One ton of bark had produced four cwts. of extract of the consistency of tar. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The weight in full working order is on the leading wheels, 10 tons 5 cwt.; driving wheels, 11 tons; trailing wheels, 9 tons 15 cwt.; total, 31 tons. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 It was sent to London, where it secured so favorable a market that it was at once decreed that no tobacco in Manila should thenceforth be sold at less than $25 per cwt. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes The Irish farmers are confident that the Food Controller's declared intention to fix the price of cattle at 6s. per cwt. for next January will not be carried into effect. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 3, 1917 Their groceries are bought largely by the ounce, their meat or fish by the half-penn'orth, their coal by the cwt., or even by the lb. Problems of Poverty The imports into the port of Hull are 3,900 cwts. per year. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The weight in full working order is on the leading wheels, 9 tons 8 cwt.; driving wheels, 11 tons 10 cwt.; trailing wheels, 6 tons 2 cwt.; total, 27 tons. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 In the tower there is a large bell, weighing 31 cwt.; and it can make a very considerable sound, drowning all the smaller ringing arrangements in the neighbourhood. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston To render it capable of being wrought, it requires 7 lb. of lead to be put to 1 cwt. of its own material. The Book of Household Management The coal comes to the surface in two 'boxes' at a time, each containing about 35 cwt. Canada and the States The exports of coffee from Ceylon have been rather stationary the past three years, averaging about 300,000 cwt. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The total weight of the engine in working order is: On the leading wheels, 10 tons 8 cwt.; front drivers, 14 tons 4 cwt.; rear drivers, 13 tons 10 cwt.; total, 37.75 tons. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 The weights the bear carries.—These are palpable exaggerations; thus in India the regulation camel-load is under 3 cwts., but they will carry up to 5 cwts. Tales of the Punjab The bunkers still contained 52 tons of coal, and the daily consumption in the stoves was about 2� cwt. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition I use about 2 cwt. each of superphosphate, nitrate of soda and sulphate of potash per acre, but am dissatisfied with my yields as compared with yours in California. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered In 1846 there were fifty estates, then averaging, each, 200 acres of planted land, and yielding an average crop of 80,000 cwt. of coffee. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. But the Somali camel from all accounts is a very poor performer, compared to his kinsman in the Antipodes, his load being about 200 lbs. against the Australian's 6 to 9 cwt. Spinifex and Sand A strong hill-man in the Himâlayas will carry 1/2 cwt., and on occasion almost a whole cwt. up the hill. Tales of the Punjab I had the boilers blown down on the 15th, and the consumption of 2 cwt. of coal per day to keep the boilers from freezing then ceased. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition To the coals stated in the second and third lines, must be added 5 cwt of small coals, required to heat the air. On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures The quintal is about 10 lbs. less than the English cwt. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The heaviest parts need not exceed 3 cwt. in weight, and require neither heavy nor yet expensive brickwork foundations. Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students So long as my animals were well I felt independent, and the death of this camel was equal to minus five cwt. of luggage. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile His carrying power for continued service would be from 12 to 14 cwts.; thus a single elephant would convey about 1300 lbs. of ivory in addition to the weight of the pad. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 The general results, when a waggon weighing 21 cwt was used on different sorts of roads, are as follows: lbs 1. On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures The annual produce is not much more than about 400 cwt., although it is understood to be increasing. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Working with 800 cwt. stamps, 80 blows a minute, one horse-power nominal will be found sufficient with any good modern engine, which has no further burden than raising the stamps and pumping the feed water. Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students They see their fish weighed, and they know what they are getting for each ton or each cwt. of it, and they have nothing more to expect. Second Shetland Truck System Report A full-length stem will weigh about 80 lbs., therefore an elephant is quickly loaded, as the animal for the short distance to camp will carry 18 cwts. or more. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 The animal is wonderfully active and ferocious, and of immense power, constantly weighing 4 cwt. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon About one cwt. to the acre would be ample for most lands; some may, however, require more. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. About two hundred and fifty years ago, some genius, as unknown as the inventor of the lathe, laid the first wooden tramroad, to enable a horse to draw forty-two cwt. instead of seventeen. Hard Cash Then the shipment on June 6th of 4 tons 7 cwt. of ling will include some summer fish as well?-Yes, Second Shetland Truck System Report Letter to a Consignee" informing him that he, Uncle Ben, had just shipped "2 cwt. Cressy The blade is usually esteemed the best long food for horses, exceeding in price the best Northern hay; the average price may be stated at about seventy cents per cwt. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The operation is inexpensive, as a very small quantity suffices, one cwt. being sufficient for nine or ten acres. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. His first parcel when milled, was eighty barrels, and netted half a dollar per cwt. over the primest rice sold on the same day. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. I have only purchased about 28 cwt. of it. Second Shetland Truck System Report But an old plantain walk, even when free from disease, could not be reckoned to yield more than half this quantity, namely, 8½ cwt. per acre. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Five tons of clean roots produce about 4½ cwt. of coarse sugar, which give about 160 lbs. of double refined sugar, and 60 lbs. of inferior lump sugar. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The exports of coffee from this colony have, within a few thousands of hundredweights, been nearly quadrupled since 1843, when only 94,000 cwts. were sent away. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Cost of producing one cwt. of sugar at present date, exclusive of interest on capital, etc. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. We have to salt our fish ourselves in the winter fishing; and when we have got as many as two or three cwt. we send them over to Mr. Laurenson, and sell them to him. Second Shetland Truck System Report Would you give a higher price for kelp than 4s. a cwt. if the women had taken payment of it in goods?-No; Second Shetland Truck System Report On one occasion, when we had a good fishing, he sent away 7 cwt. of wet fish and kept it off us. Second Shetland Truck System Report When mixed with coarse cotton, and properly prepared, they will make a mattress but little inferior to curled hair: price about fifty cents per cwt. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. It may be a few pounds less some years, but it is very seldom more than 21/4 cwt. Second Shetland Truck System Report My practice for several years past has been that when they bought their own boats and lines, and were free of debt, I allowed them 6d. a cwt. extra on their fish. Second Shetland Truck System Report Do you mean that you give 3d. per cwt. higher to these men than you give to men who hire a boat?-Yes. Second Shetland Truck System Report We had about nineteen cwt. of ling and we sold them at £23. Second Shetland Truck System Report The exports may now be taken on an average at 4,000 cwt.; but, like all the other staple products of the island, this has fallen off one-half since the emancipation of the negro population. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. So that nineteen cwt. of cured fish would have been something less than forty-three cwt. green, and you got £23 for that?-Yes. Second Shetland Truck System Report The calculation I made was for the purpose of satisfying myself whether I was correct in giving that 6d. per cwt. in advance extra. Second Shetland Truck System Report And 21/4 -cwt. of green ling make one cwt. dry?-Yes; Second Shetland Truck System Report When you say that the price for ling is 8s. a cwt., that is the price for green ling?-Yes. Second Shetland Truck System Report In 1841 Java exported 400 cwts. of cinnamon; and the quantity of cassia imported into the United Kingdom from India and the Philippine Islands, in the five years ending with 1844, was— lbs. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Do you not always go upon the footing that 21/4 cwt. of green fish make 1 cwt. of dry?-No; Second Shetland Truck System Report Suppose they delivered 20 cwt. of fish to me, I would pay them for these fish. Second Shetland Truck System Report For instance, we reckon, one 21/4 cwt. green fish to 1 cwt. dry: that, at 8s. a cwt., comes to 18s., and we pay the fishermen for the cwt. of dry fish. Second Shetland Truck System Report That does not include waste of curing utensils and management; so that the actual cost of curing the fish would be nearly £3 a ton, or 3s. a cwt. Second Shetland Truck System Report The flour and meal imported, omitting sago, arrowroot and other starches, averaged in the same period 4,143,603 cwts. annually. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. |
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