Coltra
The Coltra was an Italian area and field measure in Pescia and the surrounding area.
- 1 Coltra = 4 Quartieri = 12,000 square cells = 38,654 square feet = 1075 square fathoms (Wiener)
The sowing measure for coltra and wheat in Tuscany was :
- 1 coltra = 3/5 sacco
Other grains had different amounts.
literature
- Jean Charles Léonard Simonde, Johann Burger: painting of the Tuscan agriculture. JG Cotta Buchhandlung, Tübingen 1805, p. 192.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johann Burger: Complete treatise on natural history, culture and use of maize or Turkish Weitzens. Joseph Geistinger, Vienna 1809, p. 287.