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Simon Nordqvist proudly wrote a letter to a friend in Kaitsor village, Vörå on 21 May 1898 telling "Jag har planterat 30 bosseb potatis". What kind of measure is he talking about?
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Could it be bushel? One US bushel= 35.239072 liters.
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Heja Sune!
You might be right. The last letter looks like a B, but could also be LS. That means Simon had planted 30 bossels = bushels. That would be 700 liters!! "Hvilket är got så mycket som vad jag tror en hemmans egare i gamla landet plantar." (that is as much as I think a farmer in the old country plants)
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