FARM ACCOUNTS. 139 



STATUTES OF MINNESOTA GOVERNING WEIGHTS AND 

 MEASURES TAKEN FROM THE REVISED CODE, 1906. 



The State Treasurer shall keep weights, measures, and. scales 

 which shall conform to the standards established by law, and shall 

 test thereby all weights, measures, and scales presented to him by 

 any county sealer, and, when he finds them accurate, shall stamp 

 upon them, with a seal kept for that purpose, the letters "Min. " 



Every county treasurer shall be the sealer of weights and 

 measures for his county. He shall keep a full set of weights, 

 measures, and scales, and in January, 1910, and in every fifth January 

 thereafter, and whenever new ones are procured, shall test thereby all 

 weights, measures, and scales presented to him, and, when he finds 

 them accurate, shall stamp upon them, with a seal kept for that 

 purpose, the letters "Min." He shall receive five cents for every 

 weight, measure, or scale tested. He may appoint deputy sealers, 

 whose appointment shall be filed with the register of deeds. 



Dry Measure. 



The standard measure of capacity for commodities sold by dry 

 measure shall be the bushel containing 2,150.4 cubic inches. The 

 half bushel, peck, half peck, quarter peck, quart and pint shall be 

 derived by successively dividing that measure by two. 



Liquid Measure. 



The standard measure of capacity for liquids, except beer and 

 milk, shall be the wine gallon, containing 231 cubic inches and 31.50 

 gallons shall constitute a barrel, and 63 gallons a hogshead. The 

 standard measure of capacity for beer and milk shall be the gallon 

 containing 282 cubic inches. 



Lineal Measure. 



The standard measure of length, from which all other measures 

 of extension, lineal, superficial, or solid, shall be derived, is the yard, 

 of 3 feet, or 36 inches. 



Hundred Weight. 



In contracts for the sale of goods or commodities, unless a 

 contrary intention appears, the term " hundred weight" shall mean 

 one hundred pounds avoirdupois. 



"Every fool is wise when he holds his tongue." 



