The Zollpfund ( Kilogramme) with its decimal subdivisions (see Prussia) is also used. Feet, or 1.5625 Metre. It is used for measuring Firewood, and is 5 Fuss by 5 Fuss by 4 Fuss. The Maaschen is equal to Litre, or 44 British Imperial Gallon. The Quart or Schoppen is equal to Litre, or 44 British Imperial Gallon. The Linear measures given in the table are those of Mecklenburg, and are used in Land Surveying. The Rostock Fuss = 11-326936 English Inches, or 287699 Metre. The Fuss used by Builders is the same as that of Hamburg. The Rostock Elle of 2 Rostock Fuss = 22.653872 English Inches, or 575398 Metre. The Mecklenburg Meile is the same as that of Prussia. MEASURES OF SURFACE. The Hufe is a variable measure, signifying as much land as 300 Rostock Scheffeln of Grain will sow. The Morgen is also a variable measure. In some places it is 400, in others 300, in others 200, and in others 100 Square Ruthen. A Square Ruthe 25.9266527 English Square Yards, or 84.7578 Square = Metres. CUBIC MEASURES. The (Builders') Cubic Fuss is the same as the Hamburg Cubic Fuss, and 83115 English Cubic Foot, or 023534 Cubic Metre. The Faden of 147 (Builders') Cubic Fuss = 122.17905 English Cubic Feet, or 3.459498 Cubic Metres. = Systematic name. = 1 Viertel Salt and Coal are measured with a smaller Last of 12 Tonne, each of 6 Scheffeln. MEASURES OF CAPACITY FOR LIQUIDS. Schwerin value: 2 Poll, or Quartier 2 Kannen 2 Stubchen English value. Metric value. Litres. 1.594706= •905685 = 3.18941 = 1.81137 6.37882 3.62274 = 1.59470 7.24548 The Schiffspfund of 20 Liespfund, each of 14 Pfund = 313 7232 lbs. av. English, or 142.30412 Kilogrammes. There is also the Schiffspfund of 20 Liespfund, each of 16 Pfund. It is equal to 358-5408 lbs. av. English, or 197-76137 Kilogrammes. In Rostock there are two Pfunds of different weights in use, namely, the Stadt-gewicht (public scales weight) Pfund, and the Kramer-gewicht (retail weight) Pfund. The former is that given in the table. The Kramer-gewicht Pfund = 1.06708 lb. av. English or 484.028 French Grammes. The Elle given in the table is the Hamburg Elle, used for Silk, Linen, and Cotton goods. The Brabant Elle used for Cloths and Stuffs is equal to 13 Hamburg Elle, and therefore to 2.2565 English Feet, or 687768 Mètre. In practice, 4 Brabant Ellen are reckoned equal to 3 English Yards. There are 3 sorts of Ruthe used in Hamburg, namely the MarschRuthe of 14 Hamburg Fuss, and equal to 13.16294 English Feet, or 401198 Mètres; the Geest-Ruthe of 16 Hamburg Fuss, and equal to 15.04336 English Feet, or 4.58512 Mètres ; and the Rheinland-Ruthe of 12 Rheinland Fuss, and equal to 12.35592 English Feet, or 3.7662 Mètres. The Rheinland or Prussian Fuss, used by Surveyors and Engineers, is divided into 12 Zoll, each of 10 Linien, each of 10 Theile, and is equal to 1.02976 English Foot, or 31385 Metre. |