Dry Measure
| Half a gallon | is | a quarter of a peck. |
| One gallon | is | half a peck. |
| Two gallons | are | one peck. |
| Four gallons | are | half a bushel. |
| Eight gallons | are | one bushel. |
Throughout this book, the pound is avoirdupois weight—sixteen ounces.
Animals
FIGURES EXPLANATORY OF THE PIECES INTO WHICH THE FIVE LARGE ANIMALS ARE DIVIDED BY THE BUTCHERS.
Beef
1. Sirloin.
2. Rump.
3. Edge Bone.
4. Buttock.
5. Mouse Buttock.
6. Leg.
7. Thick Flank.
8. Veiny Piece.
9. Thin Flank.
10. Fore Rib: 7 Ribs.
11. Middle Rib: 4 Ribs.
12. Chuck Rib: 2 Ribs.
13. Brisket.
14. Shoulder, or Leg of Mutton Piece.
15. Clod.
16. Neck, or Sticking Piece.
17. Shin.
18. Cheek.