§ 81A-42. Standard weights and measures.
§81A‑42. Standard weights and measures.
Whenever any commodity namedin this section shall be quoted or sold by the bushel, the bushel shall be thenumber of pounds stated in this section and whenever quoted or sold insubdivisions of the bushel, the number of pounds shall be the fractional partof the number of pounds as set forth herein for the bushel, and when sold bythe barrel shall consist of the number of pounds constituting 3.281 bushels.
Lbs. Lbs.
Commodity perbu. Commodity per bu.
Alfalfa......................................................... 60 Hempseed.................................................. 44
Apples,dried............................................... 24 Hominy....................................................... 62
Appleseed.................................................. 40 Horseradish................................................. 50
Barley......................................................... 48 Landplaster.............................................. 100
Beans,castor............................................... 46 Lime,unslaked............................................ 80
Beans,dry lima............................................ 60 Lime, slaked................................................ 40
Beans,green in‑pod lima.............................. 30 Meal, corn,whether
Beans,soy................................................... 60 bolted orunbolted....................................... 48
Beef,net (per bbl.).................................... 200 Melon,canteloupe....................................... 50
Beets........................................................... 50 Millet........................................................... 50
Blackberries................................................ 48 Mustard...................................................... 58
Blackberries,dried...................................... 28 Nuts, chestnuts............................................ 50
Bran............................................................ 20 Nuts,hickory, without
Broomcorn.................................................. 44 hulls............................................................. 50
Buckwheat.................................................. 50 Nuts,walnut, without
Cabbage..................................................... 50 hulls............................................................. 50
Canaryseed................................................ 60 Oats, seed................................................... 32
Carrots........................................................ 50 Onions,button sets...................................... 32
Cement....................................................... 80 Onions,top buttons..................................... 28
Charcoal..................................................... 22 Onions,matured.......................................... 57
Cherries,with stems..................................... 56 Osage orange seed...................................... 33
Cherries,without stems................................ 64 Parsnips...................................................... 50
Cloverseed, red and white.......................... 60 Peaches, matured........................................ 50
Clover,Burr.................................................. 8 Peaches,dried............................................. 25
Clover,German........................................... 60 Peach seed.................................................. 50
Clover,Japan, Lespedeza............................ 25 Peanuts, Spanish.......................................... 30
Coal,stone.................................................. 80 Peanuts....................................................... 22
Coke........................................................... 40 Pears,matured............................................ 56
Corn,shelled............................................... 56 Pears,dried................................................. 26
Corn,Kaffir................................................. 50 Peas,dried field........................................... 60
Corn,pop................................................... 70 Peas,green in hull field................................. 30
Cottonseed................................................. 30 Pieplant....................................................... 50
Cottonseed, Sea Island............................... 44 Plums.......................................................... 64
Cucumbers.................................................. 48 Porknet (per bbl.)..................................... 200
Fish........................................................... 100 Potatoes,Irish............................................. 56
Flaxseed..................................................... 56 Potatoes,sweet green.................................. 56
Grapes,with stems...................................... 48 Potatoes, sweet,dry weight......................... 47
Grapes,without stems.................................. 60 Quinces, matured......................................... 48
Gooseberries............................................... 48 Raspberries................................................. 48
Grassseed, Bermuda................................... 14 Rice, rough.................................................. 44
Grassseed, blue.......................................... 14 Rye seed..................................................... 56
Grassseed, Hungarian................................. 48 Sage.............................................................. 4
Grassseed, Johnson.................................... 25 Salads,mustard, spinach,
Grassseed, Italian rye.................................. 20 turnips, andkale.......................................... 10
Grassseed, orchard..................................... 14 Salt............................................................. 50
Grassseed, tall meadow.................................. Sorghummolasses (per
andfescue................................................... 24 gal.)............................................................. 12
Grassseed, all meadow................................... Sorghum seed.............................................. 50
andfescue except tall................................... 14 Strawberries................................................ 48
Grassseed, perennial rye............................. 14 Sunflower seed............................................ 24
Grassseed, timothy..................................... 45 Teosinte...................................................... 59
Grass[seed], redtop.................................... 14 Tomatoes.................................................... 56
Grassseed, velvet.......................................... 7 Turnips........................................................ 50
Hair,plaster................................................... 8 Wheat......................................................... 60
It shall be unlawful topurchase or sell, or barter or exchange, any article named in this section onany other basis than as stated herein; provided, however, that any sucharticles may be sold by weight. (Code, ss. 3849, 3850; 1885,c. 26; 1905, c. 126; Rev., s. 3066; 1909, c. 555, s. 1; c. 835; 1915, c. 230,s. 1; 1917, c. 34; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 87; 1931, c. 76; 1933, c. 523, s. 3;1937, c. 354; 1949, c. 984; 1975, c. 544.)