The Fass (of Brandy) is 110 Kannen, and is equal to 44.03918 British Imperial Gallons, or 200 090 Litres. The Gotha Kanne is exactly 132 Gotha Cubic Fuss, and 112 Gotha Kannen = 180 Prussian Quarts; and so 5 Gotha Kannen Prussian Quarts. WEIGHTS. = 8 The Weights for Customs' Duties are the same as those of Prussia, and these are beginning to be used in trade and commerce. The old Commercial Weights are still very generally used, and are as follows: = The Ruthe is also divided decimally by Surveyors into tenths and hundredths. The Meile 7419-42 Mètres; the Lachter used by Miners contains 80 Zoll, 8 Linien, and is equal to 6.296895 Feet English, or 1.919259 Mètre. MEASURES OF SURFACE. In Surface Measure the Square Ruthe is 256 Square Fuss, and is equal to 24·93338 English Square Yards. The Square Fuss is 144 Square Linien. The Morgen, in Arable Land, is 120, or in Forest Land 160 Square Ruthen. The former = 2992-00657 English Square Yards, or 618181 Acre, and the latter 3989-3422 English Square Yards, or 82424 English Acre. = WEIGHTS. The Zollpfund (see Prussia), with its decimal subdivisions and multiples was introduced 1st July, 1858, but the old weights are still sometimes used, viz. :— Brunswick value. 2 Heller = 1 Loth 14.61596 = 1 Mark = = lbs. Av. •515 1.03111 = 103.111 The Elle is equal to 63529 English Yard, or 5809 Mètre. An Oldenburg Meile contains 33357 Oldenburg Fuss, or 1667 Old Ruthen, 17 Fuss, and is equal to 6·1328 English Miles, or 9.8693558 Kilomètres. There is also in use the Geographical or German Meile of 25079 Oldenburg Fuss, and equal to 4.610878 English Miles, or 7.42034944 Kilomètres. The Jück contains 5180, and the Morgen 140000 Square Fuss. = The Anker is also divided into 40 Quartier; the Quartier 19652 British Imperial Gallons, or 1.57216 British Imperial Pints, or 88985 Litre. For Beer Measure, there is the Tonne of 4 Henkeman, each of 28 Bier-Kannen = 159-61 Litres. The Bier-Kanne is larger than the Wine-Kanne, and is equal to 1-425 Litre, or 313638 British Imperial Gallon, or 1-25455 British Imperial Quarts. WEIGHTS. Same as in Prussia (see Prussia). BIRKENFELD. The Weights and Measures are the same as those of Prussia. ANHALT. The Weights and Measures are the same as those of Prussia. SCHWARZBURG-SONDERHAUSEN. (1.) High Sovereignty and Arnstadt. MEASURES OF LENGTH. The Fuss and Elle are those of Leipsic (see Saxony). The Ruthe, in Land Measure, is 14, and in Road Measure, 16 Fuss: but sometimes this latter Ruthe is also used in Land Measure. = MEASURES OF SURFACE. The Acker of 160 Square Ruthen, each of 196 Square Fuss 2993-43129074 English Square Yards, or 618545 English Acre or 25.027 Ares: but when the Ruthe of 16 Fuss is used, then the Square Ruthe is 256 Square Fuss: and the Acker of 160 of such Square Ruthen = 807895 English Acre, or 32.688 Ares. CUBIC MEASURE. The Klafter (Firewood) of 126 Cubic Fuss = 100-47211 English Cubic Feet, or 2.84 Steres. MEASURES OF CAPACITY FOR DRY GOODS. The Maass of 4 Viertel = 32-8016675 British Imperial Gallons, or 149.033 Litres. WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES OF CAPACITY FOR LIQUIDS. Same as Leipsic. (see Saxony). (2.) Low Sovereignty and Sondershausen. MEASURES OF LENGTH. 11-33091 English = 11.12303 = The Fuss of 12 Zoll each of 12 Linien = Inches, or 2878 Mètre. The Surveyors' Fuss English Inches, or 28252 Mètre. The Ruthe of 14 Fuss 12.976874 English Feet, or 3.95528 Mètre. The Elle is said to be exactly the Leipsic Elle, (see Saxony) but it is only equal to 1.84288 English Foot, or 5617 mètre. MEASURES OF SURFACE. The Acker of 120 Square Ruthen = 2245·323693 English Square Yards, or 463909 Acre, or 18-773 Ares. CUBIC MEASURE. The Malter of 64 Cubic Fuss = 53.87994624 English Cubic Feet, or 1.523 Stere. MEASURES OF CAPACITY FOR DRY GOODS. =3 10.002293 British Imperial The Scheffel, each of 4 Metzen Gallons, or 156285 Quarter, or 45.445 Litres. The Metzen 2.500573 British Imperial Gallons, or 1-250286 Peck, or 11-36125 Litre. = MEASURES OF CAPACITY FOR LIQUIDS. = The Kanne of 2 Maass, each of 2 Nössel (for Brandy), 1.746687 British Imperial Quart, or 1.984 Litre. The Maass = 1.746687, and the Nössel 8733436 British Imperial Pint, or 992 and 496 Litre respectively. The Beer Nössel: British Imperial Pint, or 451 Litre. = •7941087 |