Break (unit)

Break was a field measure in the canton of Neuchâtel . The measure already existed during Prussian rule.

• 1 break = 27.02 ares

The dimensional chain was

• 1 Juchart / Faux ( morning ) = 2 pauses = 16 perches = 256 pieds = 256 square rods = 54.0372 ares

literature

• M. Mendelsohn: Handbook of coin, measure and weight studies taking into account the new coin and weight system, with detailed reduction tables. Horvathsche Buchhandlung, Potsdam 1859, p. 91.