2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-4 - Standard Measures › Section 47-4-2. - Weights of bushels, barrels, and tons of specific commodities.

§ 47-4-2. Weights of bushels, barrels, and tons of specific commodities.
The legal weights of certain commodities in the state of Rhode Island shall be as follows:
(1)
A bushel of apples shall weigh forty-eight pounds (48 lbs.).
(2)
A bushel of apples, dried, shall weigh twenty-five pounds (25 lbs.).
(3)
A bushel of apple seed shall weigh forty pounds (40 lbs.).
(4)
A bushel of barley shall weigh forty-eight pounds (48 lbs.).
(5)
A bushel of beans shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).
(6)
A bushel of beans, castor, shall weigh forty-six pounds (46 lbs.).
(7)
A bushel of beets shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).
(8)
A bushel of bran shall weigh twenty pounds (20 lbs.).
(9)
A bushel of buckwheat shall weigh forty-eight pounds (48 lbs.).
(10)
A bushel of carrots shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).
(11)
A bushel of charcoal shall weigh twenty pounds (20 lbs.).
(12)
A bushel of clover seed shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).
(13)
A bushel of coal shall weigh eighty pounds (80 lbs.).
(14)
A bushel of coke shall weigh forty pounds (40 lbs.).
(15)
A bushel of corn, shelled, shall weigh fifty-six pounds (56 lbs.).
(16)
A bushel of corn, in the ear, shall weigh seventy pounds (70 lbs.).
(17)
A bushel of corn meal shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).
(18)
A bushel of cotton seed, upland, shall weigh thirty pounds (30 lbs.).
(19)
A bushel of cotton seed, Sea Island, shall weigh forty-four pounds (44 lbs.).
(20)
A bushel of flax seed shall weigh fifty-six pounds (56 lbs.).
(21)
A bushel of hemp shall weigh forty-four pounds (44 lbs.).
(22)
A bushel of Hungarian seed shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).
(23)
A bushel of lime shall weigh seventy pounds (70 lbs.).
(24)
A bushel of malt shall weigh thirty-eight pounds (38 lbs.).
(25)
A bushel of millet seed shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).
(26)
A bushel of oats shall weigh thirty-two pounds (32 lbs.).
(27)
A bushel of onions shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).
(28)
A bushel of parsnips shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).
(29)
A bushel of peaches shall weigh forty-eight pounds (48 lbs.).
(30)
A bushel of peaches, dried, shall weigh thirty-three pounds (33 lbs.).
(31)
A bushel of peas shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).
(32)
A bushel of peas, split, shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).
(33)
A bushel of potatoes shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).
(34)
A bushel of potatoes, sweet, shall weigh fifty-four pounds (54 lbs.).
(35)
A bushel of rye shall weigh fifty-six pounds (56 lbs.).
(36)
A bushel of rye meal shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).
(37)
A bushel of salt, fine, shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).
(38)
A bushel of salt, coarse, shall weigh seventy pounds (70 lbs.).
(39)
A bushel of timothy seed shall weigh forty-five pounds (45 lbs.).
(40)
A bushel of shorts shall weigh twenty pounds (20 lbs.).
(41)
A bushel of tomatoes shall weigh fifty-six pounds (56 lbs.).
(42)
A bushel of turnips shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).
(43)
A bushel of wheat shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).
(44)
A barrel of flour shall contain one hundred ninety-six pounds (196 lbs.).
(45)
A ton of coal, net, shall weigh two thousand pounds (2,000 lbs.).
(46)
A ton of coal, gross, shall weigh two thousand two hundred forty pounds (2,240 lbs.).
History of Section.
P.L. 1900, ch. 758, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 47-4-2.