CONVERSION 
FACTORS

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acre ac 0.40 ha hectare
acre-foot ac-ft 43560.
ft3
cubic foot
acre-foot ac-ft 325851. gal gallon
acre-foot ac-ft 2719362. lb pound
acre-inch ac-in 3630.
ft3
cubic foot
acre-inch ac-in 27154. gal gallon
acre-inch ac-in 226614. lb pound
animal unit month AUM 0.60 t/ac ton/acre
atmosphere pressure atm 14.7
psi, lb/in2
pound/square inch
atmosphere pressure atm 1.01 bar barometric pressure
barrel bbl 31.5 gal  gallon
bushel bu 1.24 ft3 cubic feet
bushel bu 0.035 m3 cubic meter
bushel bu 4. pk
peck
Centigrade oC
(oC x 9/5) + 32
oF
Fahrenheit
chain ch 66. ft feet
cord cd 128. ft3 cubic feet
cubic feet ft3 62.43 lb pound
cubic feet ft3 7.48 gal gallon
cubic feet ft3 0.028 m3 cubic meter
cubic feet/second cfs, ft3/sec 449.
gpm, gal/min
gallon/minute
Cubic inch
in3 16.39 cc,cm3 cubic centimeter
Cubic yard
yd3 0.76 m3 cubic meter
Fahrenheit
oF
(oF-32) x 5/9
oC
Centigrade
feet
ft
0.3048
m
meter
 feet/second
fps, ft/sec
0.68
mph, mi/hr  mile/hour
gallon
gal
3.79 L liter
gallon
gal
8.35 lb pound
gallon/acre
gal/ac
9.35 L/ha liter/hectare
grains (troy)
gr
0.0648 gm gram
grains/gallon (US)
gr/gal
17.118 ppm parts per million
hand
hnd
4. In inch
horsepower
hp
550. ft-lb/sec foot-pound/second
horsepower
hp
0.746 kW kilowatt
horsepower
hp 42.44 BTU/min British Thermal Unit/minute
inch
in
2.54
cm
centimeter
knot
kt
1.15
mi
mile
link
lk
7.92
in
inch
mile
mi
1.61
km
kilometer
nitrogen
N
4.43
NO3
nitrate ion
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ounce
oz
28.35
gm
gram
parts per million
ppm or mg/kg
0.002
lb/t
pound/ton
parts per million
ppm or mg/L
0.00835
lb/1000 gal
pound/1000 gallon
parts per million
ppm or mg/L
0.2266
lb/ac-in
pound/acre-inch
peck
pk
8.
qt
quart
percent
%
20.
lb/t
pound/ton
percent
%
83.5
lb/1000 gal
pound/1000 gallon
percent
%
2266.
lb/ac-in
pound/acre-inch
percent
%
10000.
ppm
parts per million
phosphorus
P
2.29
P2O5
phosphate
potassium
K
1.20
K2O
potash
pound
lb
0.45
kg
kilogram
pound/acre
lb/ac
1.12
kg/ha
kilogram/hectare
pound/cubic foot
lb/ft3
16.02
kg/m3
kilogram/cubic meter
pound/gallon
lb/gal
119826.
ppm or mg/L
parts per million
pound/gallon
lb/gal
120.
kg/m3
kilogram/cubic meter
pound/1000 gallon
lb/1000 gal
0.12
kg/m3
kilogram/cubic meter
pound/1000 gallon
lb/1000 gal
27.154
lb/ac-in
pound/acre-inch
pound/square foot
lb/ft2
4.88
kg/m2
kilogram/square meter
pound/square inch
psi, lb/in2
0.07
kg/cm2
kilogram/square centimeter
pound/square inch
psi, lb/in2
2.04
in Hg
inch mercury
pound/square inch
psi, lb/in2
2.31
ft H2O
feet water
pound/square inch
psi, lb/in2
6895.
Pa
Paschal
rod
rd
16.5
ft
feet
square feet
ft2
0.093
m2
square meter
square mile
mi2
2.59
km2
square kilometer
square mile
mi2
640.
ac
acre
sulfur
S
3.
SO4
sulfate
ton, short
t
2000.
lb
pound
ton, short
t
0.907
mt
metric ton
ton, long
t
2240.
lb
pound
ton, long
t
1.016
mt
metric ton
ton, metric
mt
1000.
kg
kilogram
ton, metric
mt
2205
lb
pound
yard
yd
0.9144
m
meter
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