10 Balitans is a Quinion 10 Loanes is a Balitan Hence the Quinion contains 661511 16-144ths sq. ft. or 73501 2-9ths sq. yds., [86-A] which, taking the Bengal bigha at 14400 sq. ft., gives about 46 bigahs, or 15 acres English. [86-A] The quiñón = 2.79495 hectares = 6.89 acres. (Official Handbook of Philippines, p. 294; Jagor's Reisen, p. xv.) Jagor has balístas for balitans, and Mallat has baletas.--Eds. Their dry measure is as follows: 8 Chupas, 1 Ganta.--25 Gantas, 1 Caban. I could not procure a sight of the standard. A mean measurement of several new Gantas and Cabans (for they are all clumsily made, though sold at a government office) gave as follows: The Caban, 4633 cubic inches English. The Ganta, 186,878 ditto. The mean of these two (for the first would give 185.72 to the Ganta) is thus about 186 cub. inches to a Ganta, and 4650 to the Caban, or 2 bushels and 1-6th Winchester measure. [86-A] [86-A] Since January 1, 1862, the caban of Manila (established January 1, 1860) is regarded as the standard measure for all the provinces. It measures exactly 75 liters, or, in cubical form, 422 mm., inside measure, or 5,990.96 Spanish cubic inches. (The caban of 1859 contained 80.00919 liters.) A caban of rice weighs 128 to 137 Spanish pounds = 59 to 63 kilograms." (Jagor's Reisen, p. xv.)--Eds. [87] The table here referred to is as follows: "Estimate of the cost and annual product of one cabalita of land planted with sugar-cane in the province of Pampanga; to wit: p. r. gr. For plowing the said land 6 times 1 4 For breaking the clumps with the balsa 3 times 6 For the surrounding fence and rattan 3 p. 5 r., and three days' work 3 r. 9 gr. 4 9 For 4,000 cane-shoots for planting, 1 p.; tracing the lines and making the holes, 5 r.; two days' work at planting, 2 r. 6 gr. 1 7 6 For fencing twice more, and cutting out the grass 6 For 14 moulds, at 1 1/2 r. 2 5 For 1 1/2 tareas [= amount of mill's capacity at one time], each of 14 loaves [pilones] of sugar, the amount usually obtained, at 8 p. a tarea 12 --------- Total cost 23 5 3 Selling price of a loaf of sugar, averaging those of 2 6 6 the three grades Deduct cost of each loaf, at the rate of 1 6 1 ========= Net product, equivalent to 90 per cent profit 1 3 2"