Symbols
p
preliminary
r
revised
x
confidential
-
not available
...
figure not appropriate or applicable
'000
thousands
$'000
thousands of dollars
bu.
bushel
Cwt.
100
pounds
Head
number of head
hl
hectolitre
kg
kilogram
Lbs.
pounds
n.e.c.
not elsewhere classified
No.
number
Chg.
change
Metric Conversion Factors
Imperial To Metric
1
acre = 0.404687 hectares = 43,560 square feet
1
square mile = 640 acres = 259 hectares
(640
acres = 1 section)
1
mile = 1,760 yards = 1.6093 kilometres
1
bushel = 8 gallons = 0.035239 cubic metres
1
pound = 0.453592 kilograms
1
short ton = 2,000 pounds = 907.184872 kilograms
1
long ton = 2,240 pounds = 1,016.047057 kilograms
Metric To Imperial
1
hectare = 2.471044 acres
1
square kilometre = 100 hectares = 247.1 acres
(247.1044
acres = 0.386 of a section)
1
metre = 39.36 inches = 3.28 feet
1
cubic metre = 28.377650 bushels
1
kilogram = 2.204622 pounds
1
tonne = 2,204.6 pounds = 1.102311 tons
1
litre = 0.87988 quarts = 0.21997 gallons
Weight Equivalents of Selected Commodities
Wheat
1
bushel = 0.027216 tonne
Mixed Grain
1
bushel = 0.020412 tonne
1
tonne = 36.744 bushels
1
tonne = 48.992 bushels
Oats
1
bushel =0.015422 tonne
Rye, Corn
1
bushel = 0.0254 tonne
1
tonne = 64.842 bushels
&
Flaxseed
1
tonne = 39.368 bushels
Barley
1
bushel = 0.021773 tonne
Canola
1
bushel = 0.02268 tonne
1
tonne = 45.930 bushels
1
tonne = 44.092 bushels