NC Gen Stat § 81A-42 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 4 - Uniform Weights and Measures.|§ 81A-42 - Standard weights and measures.

 81A-42. Standard weights and measures.Whenever any commodity named in this section shall be quoted or sold by the bushel, the bushel shall be the number of pounds stated in this section and whenever quoted or sold in subdivisions of the bushel, the number of pounds shall be the fractional part of the number of pounds as set forth herein for the bushel, and when sold by the barrel shall consist of the number of pounds constituting 3.281 bushels. Lbs. Lbs.Commodity per bu. Commodity per bu.Alfalfa........................................................ 60 Hemp seed................................................. 44Apples, dried.............................................. 24 Hominy...................................................... 62Apple seed................................................. 40 Horseradish................................................ 50Barley........................................................ 48 Land plaster............................................. 100Beans, castor.............................................. 46 Lime, unslaked.......................................... 80Beans, dry lima.......................................... 60 Lime, slaked.............................................. 40Beans, green in-pod lima........................... 30 Meal, corn, whetherBeans, soy.................................................. 60 bolted or unbolted...................................... 48Beef, net (per bbl.)................................... 200 Melon, canteloupe..................................... 50Beets.......................................................... 50 Millet......................................................... 50Blackberries............................................... 48 Mustard...................................................... 58Blackberries, dried..................................... 28 Nuts, chestnuts........................................... 50Bran........................................................... 20 Nuts, hickory, withoutBroomcorn................................................. 44 hulls........................................................... 50Buckwheat................................................. 50 Nuts, walnut, withoutCabbage..................................................... 50 hulls........................................................... 50Canary seed............................................... 60 Oats, seed................................................... 32Carrots....................................................... 50 Onions, button sets.................................... 32Cement....................................................... 80 Onions, top buttons.................................... 28Charcoal..................................................... 22 Onions, matured........................................ 57Cherries, with stems.................................. 56 Osage orange seed..................................... 33Cherries, without stems............................. 64 Parsnips...................................................... 50Clover seed, red and white........................ 60 Peaches, matured....................................... 50Clover, Burr................................................. 8 Peaches, dried............................................ 25Clover, German......................................... 60 Peach seed................................................. 50Clover, Japan, Lespedeza.......................... 25 Peanuts, Spanish........................................ 30Coal, stone................................................. 80 Peanuts....................................................... 22Coke........................................................... 40 Pears, matured........................................... 56Corn, shelled.............................................. 56 Pears, dried................................................ 26Corn, Kaffir............................................... 50 Peas, dried field......................................... 60Corn, pop................................................... 70 Peas, green in hull field............................. 30Cotton seed................................................ 30 Pieplant...................................................... 50Cotton seed, Sea Island.............................. 44 Plums......................................................... 64Cucumbers................................................. 48 Pork net (per bbl.).................................... 200Fish.......................................................... 100 Potatoes, Irish............................................ 56Flax seed.................................................... 56 Potatoes, sweet green................................. 56Grapes, with stems..................................... 48 Potatoes, sweet, dry weight....................... 47Grapes, without stems............................... 60 Quinces, matured....................................... 48Gooseberries.............................................. 48 Raspberries................................................ 48Grass seed, Bermuda................................. 14 Rice, rough................................................ 44Grass seed, blue......................................... 14 Rye seed..................................................... 56Grass seed, Hungarian............................... 48 Sage............................................................. 4Grass seed, Johnson................................... 25 Salads, mustard, spinach,Grass seed, Italian rye................................ 20 turnips, and kale......................................... 10Grass seed, orchard.................................... 14 Salt............................................................. 50Grass seed, tall meadow................................ Sorghum molasses (perand fescue.................................................. 24 gal.)............................................................ 12Grass seed, all meadow................................. Sorghum seed............................................ 50and fescue except tall................................. 14 Strawberries............................................... 48Grass seed, perennial rye........................... 14 Sunflower seed.......................................... 24Grass seed, timothy................................... 45 Teosinte..................................................... 59Grass [seed], redtop................................... 14 Tomatoes................................................... 56Grass seed, velvet........................................ 7 Turnips....................................................... 50Hair, plaster................................................. 8 Wheat......................................................... 60It shall be unlawful to purchase or sell, or barter or exchange, any article named in this section on any other basis than as stated herein; provided, however, that any such articles 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.)