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Weights and Measures: Kentucky

As bought and sold at New Orleans, a flour barrel full of ears. 2 As bought and sold in Kentucky and Tennessee, 5 bu. of shelled corn. 3 Varies in different States from 280 to 720 lbs. uce.

Comparative Table of Weight of Commodities per Bushel.-While the standard units of weight and of capacity are now practically uniform throughout the United States, legislation in the various States differs widely as to the standard of weight for a bushel of various kinds of prod- The law in each State usually specifies the weight of a bushel, requiring it to weigh at least the amount specified. The following table shows the range in the standard weights as prescribed by statute in the various States, and also the standard or minimum prescribed by the laws of the United States and in effect wherever there is no State statute bu. 22-28 26 50-56 Barley...... 43-50 48 Beans, castor.... 46 Beans, white... 60-70 60 Beets...... 50-60 Bran.... 20 Buckwheat. 40-56 48 Carrots...... 50-55 Charcoal (hardwood).. 22-30 Clover seed....... 60-64 60 Coal, anthracite.. 76-80 80 to the contrary. The majority of the States have adopted the United States standard, and there is an increasing tendency in this direction. Eventually, it is to be hoped that uniformity will prevail throughout the country:

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Apples, dried............

Apples, green...

Range in different States U.S. standard.

Lbs. per Lbs. per bu.

Coal, 80 lb., except in Kentucky, Pennsyk vania, 76 lb.

Corn in the ear, 70 lb., except in Mississippi, 72 lb.; in Ohio, 68 lb.; in Indiana after December 1st, and in Kentucky after May 1st, following the time of husking it, 68 lb. Corn meal, 50 lb., except in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, 48 lb.

Corn, shelled, 56 lb., except in California, 52 lb.