The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-06
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vgifh oyefnment agents In the city
investiga ting the high cost OF nVlng
as responsible for the coal stIlKe ~
night not be bad idea for mousse
wives to pay little closer attention
n various weights and measures OF
the numerous articles they buy -es-
peeiaIly apples and potatoes, according
70 nose who have been Investigating
phe state Of West Virginia In the
ftrnent OF weights and measures
fltf1iis hes d legal weight table Tor the
Information and aid Of all buyers, and
some complaint is voiced from time to
line that few housewives pay atten-
tion 10 the number of pounds which
belong 10 bushel 1t hasn't been so
io1e ago that both apples and potatoes
were sold by the giallen which is now
contrary 10 law. 1.-THE law?" ask so
many women. u didn't'knew 1t made
any difference whether bought them
BY tie gallon or any other way. Even
ye Iaj.e, for a gallon Of apples now
ina then" THAT'S all wrong, house,
keeper There are legally 4S pounds
u apples In bushel. There used to
be 81 but the law changed at the last
stature. There are now go pounds
Of potatoes in a bushel, Irish, and %
mounds. sweet. And either potatoes
81 apples which are sold by the basket
Of the bag are sold contrary to law
et the sellers liable to prosecution
And both apples and potatoes OF dit-
ferert kinds weigh differently. For
tance, Terra Alta potatoes are
heavier than Western potatoes. How
many housewives know this? Out OF
fou varieties of apples, no two kinds
weight the same. Isn't this facl
which few housewives take note OF?
Which means that when either apples
orpotatoes are bought by the bag, bas-
let or measure which is not marked
with exact weight, somebody is los
money, Not long ago a farmer
sold q bushel basket Of apples which
had not been weighed and it was found
later that these weighed but A pounds
The buyer lost four pounds of per-
feetlyy good apples which didn't amount
10 much for once but when counted by
a number of times, has much to do
With the high cost of living.
When calling for a small amount Of
either potatoes or apples, the house
vie should ask for so many pounds
this being the correct method of pur-
chase. Much of the produce which
comes In on Walkers Siding from time
10 time comes In bags or measure oil
some sort sometimes marked with
correct weight and sometimes not
The law requires that all such pro-
duce should be marked plainly with
proper weight Potatoes which are
on the streets in wagon loads
secod be weighed on reliable scales
estioned out in sacks or meas
ifss. It is sos easy for your grocer OF
street seller to hand you a quarters
worth of this or dollars worth oI
that amount not weighed but meas
urad, because the usual customer 4
too busy to figure out the thing or t.
know whether he is being cheated OF
not
take potatoes in small measures :
here ara seven and one half pounds
if a gallon and six pounds Of apples
IS the same gallon. 1t can readily BIZ
seh by this that it makes consider
able difference whether one buys By
the Weight or measure. The law nov
does not allow the measuring a DR.!
commodity in liquid measure a.
hts are fixed by law on all DR.!
commodities. Nearly all merchant