Firlot
The Firlot was a Scottish measure of measure, with a beer measure and a grain measure being distinguished.
Beer measure
- 1 Firlot = 2641 ¼ Parisian cubic inches = 52 ⅓ liters
Grain measure
The grain size was divided into
According to the wheat firlot, the following were calculated: wheat , rye , peas , beans , salt and grains of feed .
- Wheat : 1 Firlot = 1817 Parisian cubic inches = 36 liters
According to the barley firlot, the following were calculated: barley , malt , oats , fruits and potatoes .
- Barley : 1 firlot = 2651 Parisian cubic inches = 52 ½ liters
For comparison: 124 Firlot wheat corresponded to 85 Firlot barley.
To convert from the firlot to the new bushel , the
- 111 Firlot wheat equals 100 bushels.
At barley they sat
- 209 firlot equals 297 bushels.
For comparison: with the old dimensions
- 1 bushel = 1 1/110 wheat firlot = 11/16 barley firlot
literature
- Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 94.
Individual evidence
- ^ Association of practical merchants: The latest illustrated trade and goods lexicon or encyclopedia of the entire trade sciences for merchants and manufacturers. Volume 2, Verlag Ernst Schäfer, Leipzig 1857, p. 473.
- ^ A b Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 229.