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Here is a list of old-time measures equivalencies.
| 60 pounds apples = 1 bushel |
| 52 pounds beans = 1 bushel |
| 24 pounds beets = 1 bushel |
| 56 pounds carrots = 1 bushel |
| 55 pounds flour = 1 bushel |
| 54 pounds onions = 1 bushel |
| 45 pounds parsnips = 1 bushel |
| 50 pounds potatoes = 1 bushel |
| 60 pounds string beans = 1 bushel |
| 60 pounds sweet potatoes = 1 bushel |
| 48 pounds tomatoes = 1 bushel |
| 196 pounds turnips = 1 barrel |
| 1 gill = 1/2 cup |
| 1 pottle = 2 quarts |
| 1 coomb = 4 bushels |
| 1 wey = 40 bushels |
| 1 last = 80 bushels |
| 1 firkin = 9 gallons |
| 1 anker = 10 gallons |
| 1 runlet = 18 gallons |
| 1 tierce = 42 gallons |
| 1 hogshead = 63 gallons |
| 1 puncheon = 84 gallons |
| 1 butt = 126 gallons |
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Wow, I guess I better be
Wow, I guess I better be careful on trading bushels as it's not an even swap!
You know I've come across some of these terms here and there, never looked 'em up but always wondered what they were.
Interesting ... thanks!