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From: "Cathy Deschu" <>
Subject: Re: [BANAT-L] Old German Terms
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 19:37:14 PDT

A while back, when discussing the 1828 Census the term Joch came up. This
is what I saved....

Joch............Yoke, Jake / area which a yoke of oxen could
plough in one workday
Jochacker.......Austrian word = 1.44 U.S. acres

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Joe Kramer" <>
To:
Subject: [BANAT-L] Old German Terms
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 19:59:43 -0400

I have been fortunate to obtain a copy of the 150 Jahrigen Jubelfeier for
the period 1787 to 1837 written by Father Alexander Kummergruber on Oct. 20,
1937.

The translation quotes "Hotter" as a land measure. A "Joch" is a fraction of
a Hotter. Land for a house was measured in "Klafter".

Immigrants were offered a "Session" of land.

Do these terms relate to Hectare or Acre. Are there any comparable
measurements.

Please help.

Joe Kramer a Neupanat descendant.

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