DRY MEASURE

1 tub of butter = 84 lbs. 2 pints = 1 quart 1 tierce of salt meat = 304 to 336 Ibs. 8 quarts (2 gallons) = 1 peck 1 hogshead of tobacco = 750 to 1200 Ibs. 4 pecks (8 gallons) = 1 bushel 1 “ mola es = 150 gallons (gener- 11 pecks = 1 barrel ally) 3 bushels = 1 sack A keg is a small barrel or cask, made in various 8 bushels = 1 quarter sizes, as 5 gal., 10 gal., ete. 5 quarters = 1 load *In the Metric System (which see), a quintal i [s. 753]