THE SEED WORLD 
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COMMODITIES FOR WHICH BUSHEL WEIGHTS HAVE BEEN 
ESTABLISHED IN MORE THAN FOUR STATES 
Commonly 
Accepted 
Weight per 
Kind 
Bu.—Lbs. 
Alfalfa . 
_ 60 
Barley . 
... . 48 
50 
lbs. 
32 
lbs. 
Beans . 
. 60 
Beans, Castor 
.... 46 
50 
lbs. 
48 
lbs. 
Beans, Lima . 
.... 56 
Beans, Soy .. 
_ 58 
60 
lbs. 
Bluegrass .... 
.... 14' 
Bran . 
.... 20 
Bromegrass .. 
.... 14 
Broomcorn . . . 
_ 50 
42 
lbs. 
48 
lbs. 
30 
lbs. 
57 
lbs. 
44 
lbs. 
45 
lbs. 
Buckwheat . . . 
.... 48 
50 
lbs. 
52 
lbs. 
40 
lbs. 
56 
lbs. 
42 
lbs. 
Canary Seed . 
.... 60 
Clover Seed .. 
.... 60 
Corn, Cracked 
.... 50 
Corn, in Ear.. 
. . . . 70 
68 
lbs. 
Corn, Pop, in 
Ear 70 
42 
lbs. 
Corn, Shelled 
. . . . 56 
52 
lbs. 
Corn, Sweet . 
.... 50 
48 
lbs. 
45 
lbs. 
Cornmeal .. .. 
.... 50 
48 
lbs. 
in California, 
in Louisiana. 
in Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska and South Dakota, 
in Florida. 
in North Carolina and Virginia. 
in Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee, 
in Arkansas, Illinois, Oklahoma and Texas, 
in Kansas and North Dakota, 
in Minnesota and West Virginia, 
in North Carolina, 
in Ohio. 
in Alabama, Idaho, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, 
South Carolina, 'Tennessee and Wisconsin, 
in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Okla¬ 
homa and Texas, 
in California, 
in Kentucky, 
in North Dakota. 
in Ohio and Vest Virginia, 
in Ohio, 
in California. 
in Minnesota and North Dakota, 
in Ohio. 
in Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi 
Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia. 
Cottonseed 
Emmer .. 
Flaxseed , 
Hempseed 
32 30 lbs. in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. 
33% lbs. in Arkansas. 
33 lbs. in Missouri. 
28 lbs. in Tennessee 
40 48 lbs. in Nebraska. 
45 lbs. in Wyoming. 
56 
44 50 lbs. in Minnesota and North Dakota. 
48 lbs. in Nevada. 
Herdsgrass . 45 
Kafir Corn . 56 
Kale . 12 
Millet . 50 
Millet, Jap. 35 
Oats . 32 
Orchard Grass ... 14 
Peanuts . 22 
Peas. 60 
Potatoes, Irish ... 60 
Potatoes, Sweet ... 50 
Rape Seed . 50 
Red Top. 14 
Rice (unhulled)... 45 
Rye . 56 
Sorghum . 50 
Speltz . 40 
Timothy . 45 
Wheat m ,,, 60 
50 lbs. in North Carolina and Texas. 
10 lbs. in North Carolina. 
15 lbs. in South Carolina. 
30 lbs. in Tennessee. 
48 lbs. in Minnesota. 
25 lbs. in Georgia. * 
20 lbs. in Illinois, Maine, New Hampshire, South Dakota and Vermont. 
24 lbs. in Kentucky and Mississippi. 
23 lbs. in South Carolina and West Virginia. 
56 lbs. in West Virginia. 
55 lbs. in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota and Oklahoma. 
54 lbs. in Connecticut, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Penn¬ 
sylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin. 
56 lbs. in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia. 
44 lbs. in Maine, North Carolina and South Carolina. 
43 lbs. in Georgia. 
54 lbs. in California. 
57 lbs. in Minnesota, North Dakota and West Virginia. 
56 lbs. in Florida. 
42 lbs. in Mississippi and Missouri. 
48 lbs. in Nebraska. 
45 lbs. in Wyoming. 
60 lbs. in Arkansas. 
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