Firlot
The Firlot was a Scottish measure of capacity, with a Biermaß and a measure of grain were distinguished.
Biermaß
Measure of grain
As a measure of grain subdivision was
After the wheat Firlot were calculated: wheat, rye, peas, beans, salt and feed grains.
- Wheat: 1 Firlot = 1817 Parisian cubic inches = 36 liters
After the barley Firlot were calculated: barley, malt, oats, fruits and potatoes.
- Barley: 1 Firlot = 2651 Parisian cubic inches = 52 ½ liters
For comparison: 124 Firlot wheat corresponded to 85 Firlot barley
To convert from Firlot to the new bushels you put the
In barley, one set
- 209 Firlot equal to 297 bushels.
By comparison, was with the old dimensions