Coomb (unit)
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A coomb is a measure of
farming in Norfolk and Suffolk until well after the end of World War II, in fact for as long as grain
was handled in sacks, a practice which ended with the introduction of combine harvesters which had bulk grain tanks.
Yields were referred to in coombs per acre. A coomb was 16 stone (100 kg) for barley and 18 stone (110 kg) for wheat. The US grain markets quote prices as cents per bushel, and a US bushel of grain is about 61 lb (28 kg), which would approximately correspond to the 4-bushel coomb (4 × 61 lb = 244 lb ≈ 111 kg).
See also
- List of unusual units of measure
References
- ^ http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/nqr/wendy.php
- ^ "Grain waves | The Border Mail | Wodonga, VIC". 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Purton Vessels Ada". www.friendsofpurton.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15.
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