Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-11
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
One of the most important general
laws enacted by the general assembly
is the one to establish q uniform
standard Of weights and measures
under the supervision of the commits
sioner of agriculture, and in a notice
sent out to business people, Commits
sioner Watson promises to enforce
the law to the letter. Commissioner
Watson is preparing to send out no
tices to merchants and manufacturers
advising them of his intention to en-
force the law to the letter, which pre-
scribes penalties Of not less than 50
nor. more than $50.
The following under the act are the
legal and uniform standard weights
and measures in this state for the
sale and purchase Of the following
or garden and articles Of merchan-
disc: Apples, green, shall be "a bush
els per barrel; apples, dried, shall be
"a pounds per bushel; apple seed shall
be 40 pounds per bushel; blue grass
seed shall be IA pounds per bushel;
beans, dried, shall be go pounds per
bushel, beans, green, in pods, shall be
80 pounds per bushel; beans, green,
shall be 2a bushels per barrel; beans,
castor, shall be 46 pounds per bushel;
beets shall be so pounds per bushel;
blackberries shall be 48 pounds per
bushel blackberries, dried, shall be
% pounds per bushel; bran shall be ~
pounds per bushel; broom corn seed
shall be AZ pounds per bushel; buck
wheat shall be so pounds per bushel;
barley shall be 4S pounds per bushel;
beef, net, shall be 200 pounds per
barrel; carrots shall be so pounds per
bushel; cabbage shall be SO pounds
per bushel; cherries, with stems shall
be Sc pounds per bushel; cher
ries, without stem, shall be 64 pounds
per bushel; corn, shelled, shall be 66
pounds per bushel; corn, in ear, shuck-
ed, shall be 70 pounds per bushel;
corn, in ear, with shucks, shall be a
pounds per bushel; corn, green with
shucks, shall be 100 pounds per bush
ell; corn, green, with shucks, shall be
"a bushels per barrel; corn, matured,
with shucks, shall be bushels per
L rel; corn, pop, sha oe 70 pounds
per bushel; corn meal, unbolted, shall
be 48 pounds per bushel; corn meal,
bolted shall be so pounds per bushel;
cucumbers shall be 4S pounds per
bushel; chestnuts shall be so pounds
per bushel cement shall be 80 pounds
per bushel; coke shall be 40 pounds
per bushel; charcoal shall be 22
pounds per bushel; coal, stone, shall be
80 pounds per bushel; canary seed
shall be so pounds per bushel; clover
seed, red and white, shall be 50
pounds per bushel; cotton seed shall
be 80 pounds per bushel; cotton seed'
long staple, shall be 40 pounds per
bushel; fax seed shall be 56 pounds
per bushel; flour shall be 1875 pounds
per barrel; fish shall be 200 pounds
per barrel; gooseberries shall be 4S
pounds per bushel; grapes, with stems,
shall be 4S pounds per bushel:
grapes, without stems, shall be 81
pounds per bushel; horseradish shall
be so pounds per bushel; hickory nuts
shall be so pounds per bushel; hair,
plastering, shall be pounds per BUSH
ell; hominy shall be 81 pounds per
bushel; Hungarian seed shall be AZ
pounds per bushel; hemp seed shall
be A pounds per bushel; land plaster
shall be 100 pounds per bushel; lime
unslacked shall be 80 pounds per
bushel; lime, Stacked, shall be- Az
pounds per bushel; liquids shall be
48 gallons per barrel; melon, cante-
lope, shall be SO pounds per bushel;
melon, cantelope, shall be 2i bushels
per barrel; millet, German, seed shall
be so pounds per bushel; millet, mis-
souri,, shall be so pounds per bushei;
miilet, Tennessee, shall be so pounds
per bushel; orchard grass seed shall be
IA pounds per bushel; Usage orange
seed shall be 33' pounds per bushel;
oats, seed, shall be 80 pounds per
bushel, onions, matured, shall be DO
pounds per bushel; onions, top but
tons, shall be % pounds per bushel;
onions, button sets, shall be 81 POUNDS
per bushel parsnips shall be 80
pounds per bushel; peas, dry, shall be
so pounds per bushel; peas, green
shall be 80 pounds per bushel, peas,
green, in hull, shall be 81 bushels per
barrel; peaches, matured, shall be 50
pounds per bushel; peaches, dried,
shall be 25 pounds per bushel; pears,
matured, shall be 36 pounds per BUSH
ell; pears, dried, shall be 26 pounds per
bushel; plums shall be "a pounds per
bushel; pie plant shall be so pounds
per bushel; potatoes, Irish, shall pc
"a bushels per barrel potatoes, irish,
shall be so pounds per bushel; pota-
toes, sweet, shall be SO pounds per
bushel; potatoes, sweet, shall be ~
bushels per barrel; peanuts shall be
32 pounds per bushel; pork, net, shall
be 200 pounds per BARREL ounces
shall be 4S pounds per BUSH
ell; raspberries shall be 48 pounds per
bushel; rye seed shall be 556 pounds
per bushel, redtop shall be IA pounds
per bushel, rye grass, Italian, seeu
shall be 20 pounds per bushel; sage
shall be pounds per bushel; salt
shall be so pounds per bushel; sorg-
hum, molasses, shall be IL pounds per
gallon; sorghum seed shall be 50
pounds per bushel; strawberries shall
be As pounds per bushel; salads, tur-
nips, kale, shall be 80 pounds per
bushel salads, mustard, spinach, shall
be 80 pounds per bushel; turnips shall
be "a bushels per barrel; turnips shail
be so pounds per bushel; tom atoes
shall be Sc pounds per bushel; tim
1thy seed shall be 4S pounds per
oushel; velvet grass seed shall be
pounds per bushel; walnuts shall be
so pounds per bushel; wheat shall De
30 pounds per bushel.