Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Chapter 40-15 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Subject 40-15-2 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Rule 40-15-2-.02 - Legal Weights Declared
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) The legal weight of the following articles or commodities per bushel, box, crate, lug, bag, or barrel shall be the legal weight or volume as indicated in the following table, or as determined by a federal licensed inspector whenever applicable:
WEIGHTS PER BUSHEL, BOX, CRATE, LUG, BAG, OR BARREL
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ITEM |
WEIGHT |
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Alfalfa Seed |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Apples |
140 lb per Barrel |
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Apples, Eastern |
54 lb per Box |
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Apples, N.W. |
44 lb per Box |
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Apples, Dried |
24 lb per Bushel |
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Apples |
48 lb per Bushel |
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Apricots |
24 lb per Lug |
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Artichokes, Globe |
40 lb per Box |
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Artichokes, Jerusalem |
50 lb per Bushel |
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Asparagus |
24 lb per Bushel |
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Asparagus |
30 lb per Crate |
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Avocados |
12 lb to 15 lb per Lug |
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Barley |
47 lb per Bushel |
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Beans, Lima (Unshelled) |
30 lb per Bushel |
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Beans, Pole |
28 lb per Bushel |
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Beans, Snap |
30 lb per Bushel |
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Beans, Velvet |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Beans, White |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Beets, (without tops) |
52 lb per Bushel |
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Beets, (Mangel Stock) |
30 lb per Bushel |
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Beets, (Nailed Crate) (Bunched) |
40 lb per Crate |
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Bermuda Grass Seed |
40 lb per Bushel |
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Bermuda Grass Seed (Hulled) |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Blackberries, 24-Quart Crate |
36 lb per Crate |
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Blue Grass Seed |
14 lb per Bushel |
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Broom Corn, (6 Bales per Ton) |
333 lb per Bale |
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Broom Corn Seed, Clean |
48 lb per Bushel |
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Broom Corn Seed, Rough |
44 lb to 50 lb per Bushel |
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Buckwheat |
52 lb per Bushel |
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Cabbage (Open Mesh Bags) |
50 lb per Bag |
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Cabbage (Wirebound Crate) |
50 lb per Crate |
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Cabbage (Western) |
80 lb per Crate |
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Cantaloupes |
60 lb per Crate |
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Carrots |
50 lb per Bushel |
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Carrots (Bunched Western) |
75 lb per Crate |
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Celery |
60 lb per Crate |
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Clover Seed |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Castor Beans |
46 lb per Bushel |
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Cauliflower (11/2 Bu Crate) |
37 lb per Crate |
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Cherries, Unstemmed |
56 lb per Bushel |
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Cherries, Stemmed |
64 lb per Bushel |
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Cherries, Western |
15 lb per Lug (Box) |
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Clover Seed |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Coal Stone |
80 lb per Bushel |
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Corn, Shelled |
56 lb per Bushel |
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Corn in Ear |
70 lb per Bushel |
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Corn Oil |
7.7 lb per Gallon |
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Corn Syrup |
11.72 lb. per Gallon |
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Corn Meal, Bolted or Unbolted |
48 lb per Bushel |
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Cotton |
500 lb Gross Bale |
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Cotton |
480 lb Net Bale |
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Cotton Seed |
30 lb per Bushel |
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Cotton Seed Oil |
7.7 lb per Gallon |
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Cowpeas |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Cranberries |
100 lb per Bushel |
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Cranberries (Box) |
25 lb per Box |
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Crotalaria |
40 lb per Box |
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Cucumbers |
48 lb per Bushel |
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Dallis Grass |
10 lb per Bushel |
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Dewberries (24 qts) |
36 lb per Crate |
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Dried Apples |
24 lb per Bushel |
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Dried Peaches (Unpeeled) |
33 lb per Bushel |
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Dried Peaches (Peeled) |
38 lb per Bushel |
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Eggplant |
33 lb per Bushel |
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Escarole |
25 lb per Bushel |
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English Peas (In Hull) |
30 lb per Bushel |
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Fescue, Ky. 31 |
24 lb per Bushel |
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Figs (Box Single Layer) |
6 lb per Box |
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Flaxseed |
56 lb per Bushel |
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Granite, Lexington |
166 lb per Cubic Foot |
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Granite, Lithonia |
167 lb per Cubic Foot |
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Granite, Stone Mountain |
167 lb per Cubic Foot |
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Grapefruit, Florida & Texas 1/2 Box or Mesh Bag |
40 lb per Bag |
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Grapefruit, California |
65 lb per Box |
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Grapes |
48 lb per Bushel |
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Grapes, Western |
28 lb per Lug |
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Grapes, Eastern (12 qt.) |
18 lb per Basket |
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Grapes, Eastern (4 qt.) |
6 lb per Basket |
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Hemp Seed |
44 lb per Bushel |
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Hickory Nuts |
50 lb per Bushel |
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Honey |
11.78 lb per Gallon |
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Hop |
200 lb per Bale |
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Horseradish Roots |
35 lb per Bushel |
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Kafir |
56 lb per Bushel |
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Kale |
18 lb per Bushel |
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Kapok Seed, Rough |
35 lb to 40 lb per Bushel |
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Lemons, California |
79 lb per Box |
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Lentils |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Lettuce, Western |
70 lb per Crate |
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Limes, Florida |
80 lb per Crate |
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Lespedeza, Korean |
40 lb per Bushel |
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Lespedeza, Sericea (Hulled) |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Lespedeza, Kobe |
25 lb per Bushel |
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Linseed Oil |
71/2 lb per Gallon |
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Malt |
34 lb per Bushel |
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Maple Syrup |
11.03 lb per Gallon |
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Meadow Fescue Seed |
24 lb per Bushel |
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Marble Averages |
170 lb per Cubic Foot |
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Milk Weight: Weight of various types and blends of milk shall be established per standard volume designation, based on 231 cubic inches per gallon or standard fraction thereof at 40° Fahrenheit (4° Celsius). |
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Millet |
48 lb to 50 lb per Bushel |
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Molasses |
11.72 lb per Gallon |
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Muscadines, Scuppernons |
50 lb per Bushel |
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Mustard Greens |
18 lb per Bushel |
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Mustard Seed, Clean |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Mustard Seed, Rough |
58 lb per Bushel |
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Oats (Common) 31/2 bu in 100 lb |
32 lb per Bushel |
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Oats, Hulless |
45 lb per Bushel |
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Okra |
30 lb per Bushel |
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Onions |
57 lb per Bushel |
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Onions, Dry |
50 lb per Bag |
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Onions, Green (Crate) |
50 lb per Toss |
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Oranges |
80 lb per Crate |
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Oranges |
40 lb per bag |
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*Oysters, in Shell |
U.S. Standard Bushel (2150.4 cubic inches) |
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Peaches-Approx. |
50 lb per Bushel |
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Peaches, Dried, Peeled |
38 lb per Bushel |
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Peaches, Dried, Unpeeled |
33 lb per Bushel |
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Peanuts, Runners, SE |
28 lb per Bushel |
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Peanuts, Unshelled, Virginia Type |
22 lb per Bushel |
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Peanuts, Spanish |
30 lb per Bushel |
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Pears, Western |
46 lb per Box |
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Pears, Western |
22 lb per Crate |
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Peas, Field |
25 lb per Bushel |
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Peas, Field, Seed |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Peas, Ground |
25 lb per Bushel |
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Peppers, Ground |
25 lb per Bushel |
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Peppers |
50 lb per Crate |
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Perilla Seed |
28 lb per Bushel |
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Pineapples |
70 lb per Crate |
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Plastering Hair |
8 lb per Bushel |
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Plums |
70 lb per Crate |
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Plums, N.W. Suitcase |
16 lb per Box |
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Popcorn, on Ear |
70 lb per Bushel |
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Popcorn, Shelled |
56 lb per Bushel |
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Poppy Seed |
46 lb per Bushel |
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Irish Potatoes |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Sweet Potatoes (Green) |
55 lb per Bushel |
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Sweet Potatoes (Dry) |
50 lb per Bushel |
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Prunes, Fresh |
56 lb per Bushel |
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Prunes, Western |
20 lb per Box |
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Prunes, N.W. Suitcase |
16 lb per Box |
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Quince |
48 lb per Bushel |
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Rape Seed |
60 lb to 50 lb per Bushel |
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Raspberries, 24 qt |
36 lb per Crate |
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Red Top Seed |
50 lb to 60 lb per Bushel |
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Rice, Rough |
43 lb per Bushel |
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Rice, Rough |
162 lb per Barrel |
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Rice, Rough |
100 lb per Bag |
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Rice, Seed |
45 lb per Bushel |
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Rice, Milled |
100 lb per Pocket or Bag |
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Rosin |
580 lb per Barrel |
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Rutabagas |
56 lb per Bushel |
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Rye |
56 lb per Bushel |
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Rye Grass |
24 lb per Bushel |
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Sesame Seed |
46 lb per Bushel |
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Sorgo Seed |
50 lb per Bushel |
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Sorghum Syrup Seed |
50 lb per Bushel |
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Sorghum Syrup |
11.4 lb per Gallon |
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Soybeans |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Spelt |
40 lb per Bushel |
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Spinach |
20 lb per Bushel |
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Strawberries, 24 qt Crate |
36 lb per Bushel |
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Sudan Grass Seed |
40 lb per Bushel |
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Sunflower Seed |
24 lb to 32 lb per Bushel |
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Squash |
40 lb per Bushel |
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Timothy Seed |
45 lb per Bushel |
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Turnips (without tops) |
54 lb per Bushel |
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Turnips (bunched) |
60 lb to 80 lb per Crate |
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Turnips |
55 lb per Bushel |
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Turnip Greens (Dry) |
16 lb per Bushel |
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Turnip Greens (Wet) |
18 lb per Bushel |
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Tan Bark |
2250 lb per Cord |
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Tomatoes |
53 lb per Bushel |
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Tomatoes (Ga.) |
60 lb per Crate |
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Tomatoes (Lug) |
32 lb per Lug |
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Turpentine |
7.23 lb per Gallon |
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Unslaked Lime |
80 lb per Bushel |
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Vetch |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Walnuts |
50 lb per Bushel |
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Water (60 Degrees F.) |
8.33 lb per Gallon |
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Wheat |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Wheat, Winter (Ga.) |
60 lb per Bushel |
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Wheat, Egyptian, Shallau (Ga.) |
50 lb per Bushel |
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Wheat Bran |
20 lb per Bushel |
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*The establishment of this standard shall not preclude the sale of this commodity by the pound or by the hundredweight in the shell, nor purport to regulate method of sale subsequent to in-plant processing. |
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(2) Any grains may be sold, exchanged, bartered or traded in hundred weight unit when such unit facilitates sale or transfer.
(3) Other commodities, whenever the Commissioner of Agriculture determines in the case of existing practices that the declaration of the quantity by weight, or unit of measure, numerical count, or combination thereof does not facilitate value comparisons by the consumer or offers an opportunity for consumer confusion, he may issue, advertise and establish such table or tables of values to become official and legal weights and measures of commodities as is deemed necessary. These tables of values shall then become a part of these regulations.
O.C.G.A. Sec. 10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972, p. 654).
