COMMERCE IN MAIZE GRAIN 



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In the United States maize is sold by the bushel. The CHAP 

 standard weight for a bushel of shelled maize is 56 lbs. in all XIL 

 the States except Arizona and California, in which it is 54 lbs. 

 and 52 lbs. respectively. For maize on the cob, the standard 

 weight is 70 lbs. in all the States which sell "ear maize," ex- 

 cept Missouri, in which it is 72 lbs., and Ohio, in which it is 

 68 lbs. In Indiana and Kentucky the standard of weight 

 is lowered to^68 lbs. during certain months of the year, i.e. 

 1 May to 1 November in Kentucky, and 1 December till the 

 arrival of the new crop, in Indiana; this means that extra 

 weight is allowed for moisture for the six months from 1 

 November to 1 May in Kentucky, but approximately for one 

 month only (November; in Indiana. The following table 

 shows the corresponding weight of American bushels in 

 muids. 



Table LXXXIV. 



TABLE FOR REDUCTION OF BUSHELS TO MUIDS. 



1 muid = 3-571 American standard bushels of 56 lbs. 



