Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-15 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Subject 40-15-2 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Rule 40-15-2-.02 - Legal Weights Declared

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The legal weight of the following
				articles or commodities per bushel, box, crate, lug, bag, or barrel shall be
				the legal weight or volume as indicated in the following table, or as
				determined by a federal licensed inspector whenever applicable:
(a) TABLE I
WEIGHTS PER BUSHEL, BOX, CRATE, LUG, BAG, OR BARREL
ITEM
WEIGHT
Alfalfa Seed
60 lb per Bushel
Apples
140 lb per Barrel
Apples, Eastern
54 lb per Box
Apples, N.W.
44 lb per Box
Apples, Dried
24 lb per Bushel
Apples
48 lb per Bushel
Apricots
24 lb per Lug
Artichokes, Globe
40 lb per Box
Artichokes, Jerusalem
50 lb per Bushel
Asparagus
24 lb per Bushel
Asparagus
30 lb per Crate
Avocados
12 lb to 15 lb per Lug
Barley
47 lb per Bushel
Beans, Lima (Unshelled)
30 lb per Bushel
Beans, Pole
28 lb per Bushel
Beans, Snap
30 lb per Bushel
Beans, Velvet
60 lb per Bushel
Beans, White
60 lb per Bushel
Beets, (without tops)
52 lb per Bushel
Beets, (Mangel Stock)
30 lb per Bushel
Beets, (Nailed Crate) (Bunched)
40 lb per Crate
Bermuda Grass Seed
40 lb per Bushel
Bermuda Grass Seed (Hulled)
60 lb per Bushel
Blackberries, 24-Quart Crate
36 lb per Crate
Blue Grass Seed
14 lb per Bushel
Broom Corn, (6 Bales per Ton)
333 lb per Bale
Broom Corn Seed, Clean
48 lb per Bushel
Broom Corn Seed, Rough
44 lb to 50 lb per Bushel
Buckwheat
52 lb per Bushel
Cabbage (Open Mesh Bags)
50 lb per Bag
Cabbage (Wirebound Crate)
50 lb per Crate
Cabbage (Western)
80 lb per Crate
Cantaloupes
60 lb per Crate
Carrots
50 lb per Bushel
Carrots (Bunched Western)
75 lb per Crate
Celery
60 lb per Crate
Clover Seed
60 lb per Bushel
Castor Beans
46 lb per Bushel
Cauliflower (11/2 Bu Crate)
37 lb per Crate
Cherries, Unstemmed
56 lb per Bushel
Cherries, Stemmed
64 lb per Bushel
Cherries, Western
15 lb per Lug (Box)
Clover Seed
60 lb per Bushel
Coal Stone
80 lb per Bushel
Corn, Shelled
56 lb per Bushel
Corn in Ear
70 lb per Bushel
Corn Oil
7.7 lb per Gallon
Corn Syrup
11.72 lb. per Gallon
Corn Meal, Bolted or Unbolted
48 lb per Bushel
Cotton
500 lb Gross Bale
Cotton
480 lb Net Bale
Cotton Seed
30 lb per Bushel
Cotton Seed Oil
7.7 lb per Gallon
Cowpeas
60 lb per Bushel
Cranberries
100 lb per Bushel
Cranberries (Box)
25 lb per Box
Crotalaria
40 lb per Box
Cucumbers
48 lb per Bushel
Dallis Grass
10 lb per Bushel
Dewberries (24 qts)
36 lb per Crate
Dried Apples
24 lb per Bushel
Dried Peaches (Unpeeled)
33 lb per Bushel
Dried Peaches (Peeled)
38 lb per Bushel
Eggplant
33 lb per Bushel
Escarole
25 lb per Bushel
English Peas (In Hull)
30 lb per Bushel
Fescue, Ky. 31
24 lb per Bushel
Figs (Box Single Layer)
6 lb per Box
Flaxseed
56 lb per Bushel
Granite, Lexington
166 lb per Cubic Foot
Granite, Lithonia
167 lb per Cubic Foot
Granite, Stone Mountain
167 lb per Cubic Foot
Grapefruit, Florida & Texas 1/2 Box or Mesh
								Bag
40 lb per Bag
Grapefruit, California
65 lb per Box
Grapes
48 lb per Bushel
Grapes, Western
28 lb per Lug
Grapes, Eastern (12 qt.)
18 lb per Basket
Grapes, Eastern (4 qt.)
6 lb per Basket
Hemp Seed
44 lb per Bushel
Hickory Nuts
50 lb per Bushel
Honey
11.78 lb per Gallon
Hop
200 lb per Bale
Horseradish Roots
35 lb per Bushel
Kafir
56 lb per Bushel
Kale
18 lb per Bushel
Kapok Seed, Rough
35 lb to 40 lb per Bushel
Lemons, California
79 lb per Box
Lentils
60 lb per Bushel
Lettuce, Western
70 lb per Crate
Limes, Florida
80 lb per Crate
Lespedeza, Korean
40 lb per Bushel
Lespedeza, Sericea (Hulled)
60 lb per Bushel
Lespedeza, Kobe
25 lb per Bushel
Linseed Oil
71/2 lb per Gallon
Malt
34 lb per Bushel
Maple Syrup
11.03 lb per Gallon
Meadow Fescue Seed
24 lb per Bushel
Marble Averages
170 lb per Cubic Foot
Milk Weight: Weight of various types and blends of
								milk shall be established per standard volume designation, based on 231 cubic
								inches per gallon or standard fraction thereof at 40° Fahrenheit (4°
								Celsius).
Millet
48 lb to 50 lb per Bushel
Molasses
11.72 lb per Gallon
Muscadines, Scuppernons
50 lb per Bushel
Mustard Greens
18 lb per Bushel
Mustard Seed, Clean
60 lb per Bushel
Mustard Seed, Rough
58 lb per Bushel
Oats (Common) 31/2 bu in 100 lb
32 lb per Bushel
Oats, Hulless
45 lb per Bushel
Okra
30 lb per Bushel
Onions
57 lb per Bushel
Onions, Dry
50 lb per Bag
Onions, Green (Crate)
50 lb per Toss
Oranges
80 lb per Crate
Oranges
40 lb per bag
*Oysters, in Shell
U.S. Standard Bushel (2150.4 cubic inches)
Peaches-Approx.
50 lb per Bushel
Peaches, Dried, Peeled
38 lb per Bushel
Peaches, Dried, Unpeeled
33 lb per Bushel
Peanuts, Runners, SE
28 lb per Bushel
Peanuts, Unshelled, Virginia Type
22 lb per Bushel
Peanuts, Spanish
30 lb per Bushel
Pears, Western
46 lb per Box
Pears, Western
22 lb per Crate
Peas, Field
25 lb per Bushel
Peas, Field, Seed
60 lb per Bushel
Peas, Ground
25 lb per Bushel
Peppers, Ground
25 lb per Bushel
Peppers
50 lb per Crate
Perilla Seed
28 lb per Bushel
Pineapples
70 lb per Crate
Plastering Hair
8 lb per Bushel
Plums
70 lb per Crate
Plums, N.W. Suitcase
16 lb per Box
Popcorn, on Ear
70 lb per Bushel
Popcorn, Shelled
56 lb per Bushel
Poppy Seed
46 lb per Bushel
Irish Potatoes
60 lb per Bushel
Sweet Potatoes (Green)
55 lb per Bushel
Sweet Potatoes (Dry)
50 lb per Bushel
Prunes, Fresh
56 lb per Bushel
Prunes, Western
20 lb per Box
Prunes, N.W. Suitcase
16 lb per Box
Quince
48 lb per Bushel
Rape Seed
60 lb to 50 lb per Bushel
Raspberries, 24 qt
36 lb per Crate
Red Top Seed
50 lb to 60 lb per Bushel
Rice, Rough
43 lb per Bushel
Rice, Rough
162 lb per Barrel
Rice, Rough
100 lb per Bag
Rice, Seed
45 lb per Bushel
Rice, Milled
100 lb per Pocket or Bag
Rosin
580 lb per Barrel
Rutabagas
56 lb per Bushel
Rye
56 lb per Bushel
Rye Grass
24 lb per Bushel
Sesame Seed
46 lb per Bushel
Sorgo Seed
50 lb per Bushel
Sorghum Syrup Seed
50 lb per Bushel
Sorghum Syrup
11.4 lb per Gallon
Soybeans
60 lb per Bushel
Spelt
40 lb per Bushel
Spinach
20 lb per Bushel
Strawberries, 24 qt Crate
36 lb per Bushel
Sudan Grass Seed
40 lb per Bushel
Sunflower Seed
24 lb to 32 lb per Bushel
Squash
40 lb per Bushel
Timothy Seed
45 lb per Bushel
Turnips (without tops)
54 lb per Bushel
Turnips (bunched)
60 lb to 80 lb per Crate
Turnips
55 lb per Bushel
Turnip Greens (Dry)
16 lb per Bushel
Turnip Greens (Wet)
18 lb per Bushel
Tan Bark
2250 lb per Cord
Tomatoes
53 lb per Bushel
Tomatoes (Ga.)
60 lb per Crate
Tomatoes (Lug)
32 lb per Lug
Turpentine
7.23 lb per Gallon
Unslaked Lime
80 lb per Bushel
Vetch
60 lb per Bushel
Walnuts
50 lb per Bushel
Water (60 Degrees F.)
8.33 lb per Gallon
Wheat
60 lb per Bushel
Wheat, Winter (Ga.)
60 lb per Bushel
Wheat, Egyptian, Shallau (Ga.)
50 lb per Bushel
Wheat Bran
20 lb per Bushel
*The establishment of this standard shall not
								preclude the sale of this commodity by the pound or by the hundredweight in the
								shell, nor purport to regulate method of sale subsequent to in-plant
								processing.