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Our quarter is about 5 Fanegas, 1$1⁄2$ Celemin. 1 bushel is about 7$1⁄2$ Celemines.

An Aranzada, or Spanish acre, is as much land as a pair of oxen can plough in a day; a Fanega is that quantity which requires a Fanega of grain to sow it.