new standards of weights and measures. 39 
Bushel No. 1. 
Date. 
Barom. 
Temp, 
of the 
Water. 
Weight of 
water con- 
tained by 
the bushel. 
80 lbs. ± 
Correction 
for 
Barometer. 
Correction 
for 
Temperat. 
Weight of 
water the 
bushel 
should have 
contained. 
80 lbs. di 
Error 
in grains. 
June. 
22 
24 
Inches. 
30,00 
29,98 
29,96 
O 
60,30 
6l, 4 
6 l ,75 
Grains. 
+ 6l,IO 
+ 34 * 4 ° 
+ 12*55 
Grains . 
O, O 
+ 0,40 
+ 0,10 
Grains. 
+ 58**3 
+ 21,01 
+ 8,75 
Grains. 
+ 58*13 
+ 21,41 
+ 8,85 
+ 2,97 
+ *2,99 
+ 3.70 
Mr. Bate, 
Mean 
+ 6,55 
Bushel No. 2. 
Date. 
Barom. 
Temp, 
of the 
Water. 
Weight of 
water con- 
tained by 
the bushel. 
80 lbs. ± 
Correction 
for 
Barometer. 
Correction 
for 
Temperat. 
Weight of 
water the 
bushel 
should have 
contained. 
80 lbs. ± 
Error 
in grains. 
July. 
7 
8 
Inches, 
30,00 
29,98 
29,98 
O 
63,* 
62.5 
62.6 
Grains. 
— 38,00 
— 18,10 
— * 9*59 
Grains. 
0,00 
+ 0,40 
+ 0,40 
"Grains. 
— 41,00 
— 18,49 
— 22,1 9 
Grains. 
— 41,00 
— 18,09 
— 2 1*79 
+ 3.00 
— 0,01 
+ 2,20 
Mean 
+ **73 
Bushel No. 3. 
Date. 
r 
Barom. 
Temp, 
of the 
Water. 
Weight of 
water con- 
tained by 
the bushel. 
80 lbs. ± 
Correction 
for 
Barometer. 
Correction 
for 
Temperat. 
Weight of 
water the 
bushel 
should have 
contained. 
80 lbs. dt 
Error 
in grains. 
May. 
18 
20 
24 
3 * 
June. 
*7 
Inches. 
30,33 
30,29 
29,83 
30,28 
30,16 
O 
57*4 
57*7 
62,3 
59*3 
66,8 
Grains . 
+ 141,65 
+ 140*54 
+ **54 
+ 96,20 
— 201,50 
Grains. 
— 6,48 
— 5*68 
+ 3*36 
— 5*52 
— 3*20 
Grains. 
+ I 44 * 16 
+ 136,06 
— 11,09 
+ 89,73 
- 195*25 
Grains. 
+ I 37 * 68 
+ 130,38 
— 7-73 
+ 84,21 
— 198,45 
+ 3*97 
+ 1 0, 1 6 
+ 9*2 7 
+ n ,99 
— 3*05 
Mr. Bate. 
Mr. Bate. 
Mr. Bate. 
Mean 
+ 6,47 
