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  2. Bushel - Wikipedia

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    A full bushel is represented by a basket in the lower right. A bushel (abbreviation: bsh. or bu.) is an imperial and US customary unit of volume based upon an earlier measure of dry capacity. The old bushel is equal to 2 kennings (obsolete), 4 pecks, or 8 dry gallons, and was used mostly for agricultural products, such as wheat. In modern usage ...

  3. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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    1 bushel (wheat) = 60 lb (27.2155 kg) 1 bushel (barley) = 48 lb (21.7724 kg) Cooking measures. Common volume measures in English-speaking countries (Comparable ...

  4. Coomb (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A coomb was 16 stone (100 kg) for barley and 18 stone (110 kg) for wheat. The US grain markets quote prices as cents per bushel , and a US bushel of grain is about 61 lb (28 kg), which would approximately correspond to the 4-bushel coomb (4 × 61 lb = 244 lb ≈ 111 kg).

  5. Oklahoma wheat harvest is sweeping up the plains: How this ...

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    Here are harvest summaries from different parts of the state. A good test weight for wheat is 60 pounds per bushel. Mid-June 2024 wheat harvest update for southwest and western Oklahoma.

  6. English units - Wikipedia

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    For example, it might be agreed by local custom that a bushel of wheat should weigh 60 pounds, or a bushel of oats should weigh 33 pounds. ... 6.35 kg: 1 st = 14 lb ...

  7. 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 ]

  8. Area wheat harvest off to favorable start - AOL

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    He said test weights have been "good to really good," with 60 pounds per bushel or more. Wheat must register at least 60 pounds per bushel to command the best ... Jun. 15—Wheat harvest has ...

  9. Wheat Supply Rises, Price Falls - AOL

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    The agency lifted its estimate on U.S. wheat stocks by 50 million bushels, due mainly to a sharp. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...