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NearNorsewood
Kiwi Viking special member

New Zealand
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Posted - 11/01/2006 :  02:18:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Could someone help me with units of measure for foodstuffs please?

I've been looking at the 1865 census (this page
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=f60419&gardpostnr=985&personpostnr=6203&spraak=e
in particular) and am trying to work out what the quantites of foods mean.

In the above example, they have 1/8 barley, 1 oats, and 4 potatoes. What are the units of measure for these? - sacks? - barrels?

Thanks
Pip
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jwiborg
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Norway
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Posted - 11/01/2006 :  08:46:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi,
the unit of measurement is barrels (tønne), equivalent of 4 bushels. Thus po 1/2 means 2 bushels of potatoes planted.

1 bushels is about 290 liter or if weight: 12,7 kg.

Jan Peter
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NearNorsewood
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New Zealand
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Posted - 11/01/2006 :  11:26:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks, Jan Peter. This info is very helpful.
Pip
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Jo Anne Sadler
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USA
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Posted - 11/01/2006 :  18:18:56  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This has been discussed in a prior posting which you might find interesting:

http://www.norwayheritage.com/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1888&SearchTerms=,bushel
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