THE
HISTORY
OF
CEDAR COUNTY IOWA

Western Historical Company
Successors to H. F. Kett & Co., 1878


Transcribed by Sharon Elijah, October 30, 2013

ABSTRACT OF IOWA STATE LAWS.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Pg 289

         Whenever any of the following articles shall be contracted for, or sold or delivered, and no special contract or agreement shall be made to the contrary, the weight per bushel shall be as follows, to-wit:

Apples, Peaches or Quinces 48 Sand 130
Cherries, Grapes, Currants or Gooseberries 40 Sorghum Seed 30
Strawberries, Raspberries or Blackberries 32 Broom Corn Seed 30
Osage Orange Seed 32 Buckwheat 52
Millet Seed 45 Salt 50
Stone Coal 80 Barley 48
Lime 80 Corn Meal 48
Corn in the ear 70 Castor Beans 46
Wheat 60 Timothy Seed 45
Potatoes 60 Hemp Seed 44
Beans 60 Dried Peaches 33
Clover Seed 60 Oats 33
Onions 57 Dried Apples 24
Shelled Corn 56 Bran 20
Rye 56 Blue Grass Seed 14
Flax Seed 56 Hungarian Grass Seed 45
Sweet Potatoes 46    

         

         Penalty for giving less than the above standard is treble damages and costs and five dollars addition thereto as a fine.


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