Kummt (unit)
The collar was a measure of the volume of peat . According to the North German Order of Measure and Weight of the North German Confederation of May 16, 1868, this measure was regulated in Prussia . Magdeburg followed on August 17, 1868. From this point on, Kummt was the fathom measure.
A collar was measured as follows: length 12 feet ; Width at the top 4 feet 10 inches ; Width below 2 feet; Height 3 feet 4 ½ inches
- 1 Kummt = 138.36 cubic feet = 4.2775 cubic meters (loosely poured sod)
Conclusion
- 1 cubic meter = 0.23378 kummt
literature
- Opole District: Official Gazette of the District President in Opole. Volume 56, Government of Opole, 1871, p. 108.
- Administrative region of Magdeburg: Official Gazette of the government of Magdeburg. Magdeburg 1869, p. 123.
Individual evidence
- ^ Potsdam (administrative district): Official Gazette of the government in Potsdam. Potsdam 1845, p. 11.