Dry measure
Dry basis is referred to as capacity measures, which were used for measurement of dry materials such as grain, lime, etc., as opposed to liquid measurements, so hollow measures with which the volume of liquid has been measured. Today, no distinction is usually between dry measure and liquid measure.
Previously also often different drying measurements were used for different substances.
A common dry basis in Germany for example, was the Malter.
The size of Malters and the other measurements differed also from place to place.
Speyer Malter and other dry Dimensions
The Malter was, for example, in the system of units of Speyer for heavy or smooth fruit about 1802 approximately 128 liters today. Divided it was heavy and smooth fruit in Viernzel 4 = 8 = 32 Simmer Immel = 128 Seßling or Mäßlein.
In mild and harsh fruit of a homer in the same year 1802 had about 144 liters today, however. This Malter had then simmer 9 = 36 = 144 Immel Seßling
If it was, however, to lime, a Malter had again 128 liters. A Malter corresponded 5 wheelbarrows = 20 bucket. Four measures were a corsa.
Still other names and subdivisions were used for salt. For a unit of 128 liters, the term sack was used. A barrel of salt corresponded to 3.5 sacks, a hat 2 sacks. 216 bags were a hundred salt or 24 or 108 Fardel hat.
Wood was in fathoms (6 feet high, 6 feet wide and 3.5 feet deep, so 126 cubic feet ) measured (one foot = 28.8 cm).