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  2. Bushel - Wikipedia

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    Wheat at 13.5% moisture by weight: 60 lb [7] (27.2155 kg) Soybeans at 13% moisture by weight: 60 lb [ 10 ] (27.2155 kg) Other specific values are defined (and those definitions may vary within different jurisdictions, including from state to state in the United States) for other grains, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, coal, hair and many other ...

  3. Hobbit (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A hobbit of oats weighed 105 pounds (48 kg), a hobbit of barley 147 pounds (67 kg), and a hobbit of wheat 168 pounds (76 kg). The figures in hobbits were then converted to standard imperial bushels for official reporting. [2]

  4. Bag (unit) - Wikipedia

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    a bag of wheat in Staffordshire would contain 3 Winchester bushels while a bag of oats would contain 6 standard bushels. [2] in the West Country, apples would be sold in bags of from 16 to 24 gallons. [2] A measure of 24 gallons was known as the Cornish bushel.

  5. Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In dry weight, the omer weighed between 1.560 kg to 1.770 kg, being the quantity of flour required to separate therefrom the dough offering. [32] In the Torah, it is the Priestly Code which refers to the omer , rather than to the se'ah or kab ; [ 1 ] textual scholars view the Priestly Code as one of the later sources of the Torah, dating from a ...

  6. A Guide to Different Types of Flour and When to Use Them - AOL

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    Bread Flour. Comparing bread flour versus all-purpose flour, the former has the highest protein content of the refined wheat flours, clocking in at up to 14 percent.

  7. Priday, Metford and Company Limited - Wikipedia

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    1883 New 10-sack steel roller mill installed (1 sack = 280 lb = 5 bushels = 127 kg) 1885 December: Reynolds & Allen's business in difficulty. Possible causes: costof conversion of Mill, fluctuation in wheat prices, shortage of capital, additional cost of delivery Avonmouth to Gloucester, difficult canal.

  8. Baker percentage - Wikipedia

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    Volume to mass conversions for some common cooking ingredients; ingredient density g/mL [note 5] metric cup 250 mL imperial cup ≈284 mL U.S. customary cup ≈237 mL [note 6] g oz g oz g oz water [note 7] 1 [note 8] 249–250 8.8 283–284 10 236–237 8.3 [note 9] granulated sugar 0.8 [20] 200 7.0 230 8.0 190 6.7 wheat flour 0.5–0.6 [20 ...

  9. Peck - Wikipedia

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    In Scotland, the peck was used as a dry measure until the introduction of imperial units as a result of the Weights and Measures Act 1824.The peck was equal to about 9 litres (1.98 Imp gal) (in the case of certain crops, such as wheat, peas, beans and meal) and about 13 litres (2.86 Imp gal) (in the case of barley, oats and malt).