A Juchart (also Jucharte or Juchard, in French Pose, in Italian Pertica) was a unit of area measurement used in rural Switzerland until the early 20th century. In other German speaking regions it was known as a Joch, Jochart, Jauchart, Jauch, Juck or Juckert. The Juchart was a measurement of the amount of farm land that a man could plow in one day. It is similar to the northern German traditional measurement of a Morgen, which was approximately the amount of land tillable by one man behind an ox in the morning hours of a day. In the French speaking Canton of Vaud a related unit of acreage, the Pose was used.[1]
As with most units of this type, the size of a Juchart varied widely. It depended on the productivity and shape of the land.
| + Size of the Juchart | Region (timespan) | Name | Size in m² | Size in acres | Subdivisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plains (traditional) | Juchart | 4,100–6,200 | 4100- | 4 Vierlinge or 16 Quärtli | |
| Swiss Plateau (traditional) | Juchart | 2,700–3,600 | 2700- | 4 Vierlinge or 16 Quärtli | |
| St. Gallen (traditional) | Tagehri | 1,738 | 1738m2 | ||
| St. Gallen, Graubünden, Vorderrhein (traditional) | Mal | 1,050–1,760 | 1050- | ||
| Graubünden Rhein valley (vineyards, traditional) | Mal | 1,100 | 1100m2 | ||
| Ticino (traditional) | Pertica | 700–850 | 700- | Spazzo (4–5 m²), Staggio (7–33 m²) | |
| Valais (traditional) | Fischel | 380–850 | 380- | ||
| Neuchâtel (traditional) | Journal | 2,700 | 2700m2 | perche or émine | |
| Valais (traditional) | Journal | 6,200 | 6200m2 | ||
| Fribourg (traditional) | Béquille | 135 | 135m2 | ||
| Moutier (traditional) | Chaîne | 106 | 106m2 | ||
| Wooded land (traditional) | Juchart | 3,360–4,460 | 3360- | ||
| Meadows (traditional) | Mannwerk/seiteur or faux | 2,900–3,900 | 2900- | ||
| Vaud – Meadows (1822) | Fossorier | 4,500 | 4500m2 | ||
| Vaud (1822) | Pose | 4,500 | 4500m2 | 8 Fossorier or Ouvrier | |
| Ticino (1826) | Pertica | 500 | 500m2 | Tavole, Gettate, Once or Quadretti | |
| German Switzerland (1838) | Juchart | 3,600 | 3600m2 | 4 Vierlinge or 16 Quärtli | |
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