Old-Time Measures

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