Legal Weights and Measure.'-; of Vegetables Sold L557 



" (d) In measuring a barrel used or to be used as a con- 

 tainer for vegetables, produce or fruit, the capacity thereof 

 shall be ascertained by taking the measurement thereof be- 

 tween heads, or, if the barrel is so made that no top can be 

 inserted therein, then by taking the measurement stricken 

 full. If, when so measured, the contents equal 7,056 cubic 

 inches, no marking need be placed on the barrel ; otherwise, 

 it must be marked as provided in section lG-a. Half-barrels 

 shall be similarly measured. 



" In measuring containers used or to be used for vege- 

 tables, produce or fruit, other than the barrel or half-barrel, 

 the capacity thereof shall be ascertained by taking the meas- 

 urement thereof to the top of the sides, or if a cover is to 

 placed thereon, which shall come below the top of the sides, 

 then to the lowest point of the cover. In determining such 

 capacity, the standards of measure are the half-bushel, con- 

 taining 1,075.20 cubic inches, and multiples and sub-divisions 

 thereof of proportionate cubical contents. 



"(e) A variation in contents of one and one-half per 

 cent. (1^2%) w iH De allowed, but the variation shall not be 

 uniformly below in a test of twelve containers taken at 

 random." 



" Containers for vegetables, produce and fruit of other 

 than standard, sizes enumerated above. 



" (a) When not of the sizes enumerated above, the barrels 

 shall be marked with bold, broad-faced letters at least one 

 inch in height in terms of the fractional part of the barrel; 

 for instance, a barrel that contains three-fourths of a stand- 

 ard barrel shall be marked ' % barrel.' 



" (b) Baskets or containers which are not of the standard 

 size enumerated above, shall be m: ked in bold, broad-faced 

 letters, at least one-half inch in height, given in terms of dry 

 quarts, dry pints and half-pints or in terms of net weight. 



Xote. This does not in any way affect the contractual rights of the buyer 

 and seller, and when the buyer is entitled to receive heap or special measure, 

 under sections 6 and 8 of the General Business Law, the basis of payment 

 must be such heap or special measure. 



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