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The Winchester bushel is the volume of a cylinder 18.5 in (470 mm) in diameter and 8 in (200 mm) high, which gives an irrational number of approximately 2150.4202 cubic inches. [4] The modern American or US bushel is a variant of this, rounded to exactly 2150.42 cubic inches, less than one part per ten million less. [ 5 ]
The hobbit was defined as a measure of volume, two and a half imperial bushels, but in practice it was often used as a unit of weight for specific goods. [1] According to George Richard Everitt, Inspector of Corn Returns for Denbigh in northern Wales, when examined by the House of Commons in 1888, grains were sold by the hobbit, measured by weight.
the volume of 1.041 lb (472 g) of water at 62 °F (16.7 °C) ... (1 ⁄ 8 of a standard "Winchester" bushel of corn, ... Pints are commonly used for the sale of milk ...
The new federal order by the USDA includes three new requirements. Raw milk samples must now be shared upon request by dairy farms, bulk milk transporters or dairy processing facilities.
In US customary units, most units of volume exist both in a dry and a liquid version, with the same name, but different values: the dry hogshead, dry barrel, dry gallon, dry quart, dry pint, etc. The bushel and the peck are only used for dry goods. Imperial units of volume are the same for both dry and liquid goods. They have a different value ...
Winchester measure is a set of legal standards of volume instituted in the late 15th century (1495) by King Henry VII of England and in use, with some modifications, until the present day. It consists of the Winchester bushel and its dependent quantities, the peck, (dry) gallon and (dry) quart.
Using only fresh milk, cream, and natural ingredients — no rBST or artificial colors or flavors — and half the fat of its original line, it's a great value. ... $6.49 per 1.5 quart. Tillamook ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that it would begin bulk testing batches of raw milk across the country for the avian flu, which began rapidly spreading across cattle ...