Hi David, Just a guess, but probably all the old measures Bushel - Measure equal to 8 UK gallons of grain, liquid, fruit etc Firkin - A small cask for liquid, grain etc Peck - A measure equal to 2 UK gallons Pound - Pound weight (Abbreviation is LB) Best regards - Mike Simpson, Penrith, NSW, Australia Email: agene@bigfoot.com HomePage: http://www.bigfoot.com/~agene