THE VENEZUELAN SALT-FISH INDUSTRIES 



APPENDIX II (continued) 



piragua 



pi ay a 



poner Colorado 



practice 



pulgadas 



rancheria 



recalar 



red de arrastre 



red de ahorque 



remol car 



ribazon 



saco or bolsa 



salazon 



salado 



Salinas 



salmuera 



salpresa 



secadero 



seco 



tanques 



tarrafa 



tendedor 



tendol 



tiempo de coaecha 



timon 



tren 



tres punos 

 vela 



open boats up to 40 foot length, not motorized usually 



beach 



to turn red, "reddening" 



pilot 



inches 



fishing camp or village 



to school 



drag-net 



gill-net 



to tow 



run of fish 



bag (of net) 



fish salting 



salted 



salt works 



brine 



wet salt-fish 



fish-drying racks 



dry 



butting tanks 



purse net 



one who tends drying fish 



flake for drying fish 



time of greatest abundance of fish 



rudder 



unit of fishing effort consisting of aen, boats and 



nets 



medium sailing vessel, sloop rigged 



sail 



APPENDIX III 



EXCHANGE RATES; WEIGHTS; MEASURES 



1 Bolivar (Bs 1.00) - $0.30 (U.S. currency) 



1 kilogram (1 kg. or kilo) - 2.20462 avoirdupois pounds 



1 arroba (11.5 kilos) - 25.3 " " 



1 quintal (46 kilos) - 101.2 . " " 



1 tonelada (1,000 kilos) -2,204.62 " " 



1 meter - 3.28083 feet 



1 centimeter - .3937 inches 



1 inch - 2.54001 centimeters 



1 square meter (M^) - 1.1960 square yards 



1 kilometer - 0.62137 U.S. miles 



1 U. S. mile - 1.60935 kilometers 



1 brazada - 1 fathom - 6 ft. 



1 cubic meter (m3) - 35.314 cubic feet 



1 cubic meter (m3) - 1.3079 cubic yards 



1 liter - 0.26418 U.S. liquid gallons 



1 U.S. liquid gallon - 3.78533 liters 



1 liter - 1.05671 U.S. liquid quarts 



1 U.S. liquid quart - 0.94633 liters 



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