The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-27


ment of the Woman's Home Def anse
League as chairman Oh 90 ----.mlttee
to investigate weights and measures.
1t was requested by the league that
in order to have correct weight and
measure, each housewife and mer-
chant to keep a copy for reference,
Frank \. Carroll, inspector of weights .
and measure, requests that anv yiO-
lation of the laws be Immediately re-
ported to him and he Will 0l?
up the matter.
The following letter was recently |
received by Mrs. Marble:
Pensacola, Fla, May 9Th, -917.
| Mrs. George Marble,
| City.
Dear Mrs. Marble:
| Replying to your inquiry as to tho
standard of weights and measures in !
| Florida, I beg to advise.
| Under the statutes of Florida, sec /
tons 1241-1243, inclusive, the stan
| dard of weights and measures are
| provided for as follows:
Section 1241. Standard of weights.
The following standard of weights
and measures shall be the standard
of weights and measures throughout
the state:
One standard bushel shall contain
2,15O2 solid inches.
One LIQUID gallon shall contain 231
solid inches.
The weights and measures shall be
as follows:
Wheat, per bushel, 90 pounds
avOirdupOis.
Corn, sbelled, per busheI, Sc pounds
avoirdupois.
Corn. on cob with shuck, 70 pounds
avoirdupois.
Sorghum seed, per bushcl, Sc
pounds avOirdupOis.
Barley seed, per bushel, 48 pounds
Oats, per busheI, 30 pounds avoir-
Bran, per busbeI, 90 pounds avoir-
dupois.
Corn meal, per bushel, - pounds
avOirdupois. ~
pounds avoirdupOis.
Beans, velvet in hull, per bushel,
| 70 pounds avoirdupOls.
Beans, castor, shelled, per bushel
48 pounds avoirdupOis.
= Millett seed, per bushel, so pounds
4 avoirdupo}s.
I Beggar weed seed, per bushel, 81
+ pounds avOirdu0Ols.
] Irish potatoes, per bushel, &C
= pounds avOIrdupOls.
!, Sweet potatoes, per bushel, 81
., pounds avoirdupois.
/, Turnips, per bushel, %& pounds
i avoirdupOis.
4 Onions, per bushel, Sc pound.
I avOirdupOls.
4 Salt, per bushel, 60 pounds avoir
, dupois.
q Peanuts, per bushel, % pound
81 Chufas, per bushel, 54 pound
q Rye, per bushel, Sc pounds avoir
q ~ Apples, dried, per bushel, 2
~ pounds avoirdupois.
: Apples, green, per busheI, !
. pounds avoirdupols.
= Ounces, per bushel, 48 pound
avoirdupOis. .
- pounds avoirdupois.
Cotton seed, per bushel, 81 pound
avoirdupOis.
Cotton seed, sea island, per bushe
as pounds avoirdupOis.
Plums, per busheI, 6O pouno
avoirdupOis.
avoirdupOls.
All contracts hereafter made with
in this state for work to be oohe
ANYTHING to be sold or delivered b
/ WEIGHT and measure shall be take
/ and construed according to the star
/ dard of weights and measures hereE
/ adopted as the standard Of tn
! state.
| Section 1913. Requirements befo
/ seIling.-All merchants, commlsslt
| merchants, grocer, provision dealer
] store keepers and other persons, b
| fore selling or offering for sale, az
! Grain. flour, meal, grits, corn, Whea
| rye. oats, bran, beans, Irish potatoe
| sweet potatoes, or peanuts, alrea'
| nut up. packed or placed in any sac
! bag or barrel, in original package
| shall have marked or stamped
! s+enciIed upon such sack, bag or ba
| rel. so sold or offered for sale, WI
its contents in figures, at least o
| inch in length, the exact weight
hounds avoirdupois of such Da
sack or barrel, with its contents.
the bag. sack or barrel is of da
or black color such figures shall!
marked, stamped or stenciled in Zig
colored ink or pencil; if the bag, sa
! or barrel is of light color, then t
] marking, stamping or stenciling sh
be in black or dark pencil, but in
/ cases the stamping, marking or ste
! Cling shall be plain, legible and plS
ed conspicuously on such bag, sa
! or barrel.
Section 1854 provides, a pena
for any merchant, commission m
chant, grocer, provision dealer, ste
keeper or other person, or any of
Ger, agent, clerk or employe, "