Metric Conversion Factors

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Conversion Conversion Imperial Units Factor Metric Units Imperial Units Factor Metric Units LENGTH oz./acre 70 g/ha inches 2.5 centimetres (cm) lb./acre 1.12 kg/ha feet 30 centimetres (cm) bu./acre 0.9 hL/ha feet 0.3 metres (m) tons/acre 2.24 t/ha yards 0.9 metres (m) miles 1.6 kilometres (km) fl. oz./acre 70 mL/ha pt./acre 1.4 L/ha AREA qt./acre 2.8 L/ha square inches 6.5 square centimetres (cm2) square feet 0.09 square metres (m2) gal./acre 11.2 L/ha acres 0.40 hectares (ha) gal./acre (US) 9.35 L/ha plants/acre 2.47 plants/ha VOLUME oz./gal. 6.2 mL/L cubic inches 16 cubic centimetres (cm3) lb./gal. 0.1 kg/L cubic feet 0.03 cubic metres (m3) oz./sq.ft. 305 g/m2 cubic yards 0.8 cubic metres (m3) lb./sq.ft 4.9 kg/m2 fluid ounces 28 millilitres (mL) oz./ft.row 93 g/m row pints 0.57 litres (L) lb./ft.row 1.5 kg/m row quarts 1.1 litres (L) ft./sec. 0.3 m/s gallons (Imperial) 4.5 litres (L) m.p.h. 1.6 km/h gallons (US) 3.75 litres (L) p.s.i. 6.9 kPa bushels 0.36 hectolitres (hL) WEIGHT To convert from imperial to metric, multiply by the ounces 28 grams (g) conversion factor. pounds 0.45 kilograms (kg) For example: 10 inches x 2.5 = 25 centimetres short tons 0.9 tonnes (t) TEMPERATURE To convert from metric to imperial, divide by the degrees degrees conversion factor. Fahrenheit (F - 32) 0.56 Celsius (oC) For example: 25 centimetres ÷ 2.5 = 10 inches POWER Imperial Conversions: horsepower 750 watts (w) lb/acre x 0.0033 = oz/yd2 0.75 kilowatts (kw) gal/acre x 0.033 = oz/yd2

Useful Measurements 1 Imperial gallon = 4 quarts 1 mile = 5,280 feet = 8 pints = 1,760 yards = 160 fluid ounces 1 yard = 3 feet = 10 pounds of water = 36 inches = approx. 1.2 US gallons 1 foot = 12 inches 1 U.S. gallon = 0.8345 or approx. 5/6 Imperial gallon 1 acre = approx. 209 by 209 feet = 8.3 pounds or 43,560 square feet. 1 Imperial pint = 20 fluid ounces = 570 mL 1 square yard = 9 square feet 1 U.S. pint = 16 fluid ounces = 475 mL 1 square foot = 144 square inches 1 pound = 16 ounces 1 mile an hour = 88 feet a minute 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 14 mL 1 cubic yd = 27 cubic feet 2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce = 28 mL 1 pound in Litres per hectare x 0.4 = litres per acre 100,000 gallons Kilograms per hectare x 0.4 = kilograms per acre of water = 1 ppm (part per million) Revised: March 2012 BERRY Production Guide - Beneficial Management Practices for Commercial Growers in British Columbia 1 2 Metric Conversion Factors BERRY ProductionGuide-Bn eficial ManagementPractic es forCommercialGower s inBritishColumbia m) 1litre(L) = 100L (mL) 1000millilitres 1,000,000cm 100ha 100mXm SQUARE MEASURES(AREA) 1centimetre = 1000metres 100centimetres (mm) 10millimetres LINEAR MEASURES 1000cubicmillitres(mm CUBIC MEASURES(VOLUME)

Imp. gal 1000 4550 Liquid Measure Dry Measure 250 200 800 3640 600 2730 500 2275 400 1820 300 100

litres (L) 1365 1138 250948 910 455 3

Tank Capacities 1 Parts PerMillion 1mL/litre 1g/litre(water) 1ppm = 1mg/litre(water) 1litrein1,000,000litres 1,000,000gallonsofwater Metric: 1fl.oz./gallon Imperial: US gal. 1000 3790 3 = 1cubicmetre(m = ) 1 gallonin 200 100 800 3032 600 2274 500 1895 400 1516 300

per = 1 hectolitre(hL) 1squarekilometre(km = = 10,000m = 1kilometre = 1metre(m) = 1cubicmetre(m =

hectare (ha)

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litres (L)

1137

Calculating PartsPerMillion 758 379 Metric UnitsforFarmSprayers 2 The MetricSystem 3 3 ) ) 1ppm=1mL/1,000L = of water 2 ) pounds persquareinch(psi) rm = 1litre(1.00L) = (0.50kg)500g (1.00kg)1000grams WEIGHT-VOLUME EQUIVALENTS (FORWATER) 1cm DRY –LIQUIDEQUIVALENTS 1mg/kg 1gram(g) = 1000kg 1000g (mg) 1000milligrams WEIGHT MEASURES (0.001kg)1g (0.01kg)10g (0.10kg)100g 1m

1000ppm = 1000ppm = 1ppm = 6250ppm = 10,000partspermillion = 3

50 20 15 10 25 45 40 35 30 Pressures 500mL = (ppm) 1partpermillion = 1tonne(t) = 1kilogram(kg) = 1mL = 10mL = 100mL = mL = 1000L = kilopascals (kPa) 345 140 100 175 310 275 240 200 (0.001L) (0.01L) 70 (0.50L) (0.10L)

Revised: March 2012