WEIGHT PER BUSHEL OF GRAIN.

The following table gives the number of pounds per bushel required by law or custom in the sale of grain in the several states:

	Barley.	Beans.	Buckwheat.	Clover.	Flax.	Millet.	Oats.	Rye.	Shelled Corn.	Timothy.	Wheat.
Arkansas	48	60	52	60	..	..	..	56	56	45	60
California	50	..	40	..	..	..	32	54	52	..	60
Connecticut	..	..	45	..	..	..	32	56	56	..	56
District of Columbia	47	62	48	60	..	..	32	56	56	45	60
Georgia	40	..	..	60	..	..	35	56	56	45	60
Illinois	48	60	52	60	56	45	32	56	56	..	60
Indiana	48	60	50	60	..	..	32	56	56	45	60
Iowa	48	60	52	60	56	48	32	56	56	45	60
Kansas	50	60	50	..	..	..	32	56	56	45	60
Kentucky	48	60	52	60	56	..	32	56	56	45	60
Louisiana	32	..	..	..	..	..	32	..	56	..	60
Maine	48	64	48	..	..	..	30	..	56	..	60
Manitoba	48	..	48	60	56	34	..	56	56	..	60
Maryland	48	64	48	..	..	..	32	56	56	45	60
Massachusetts	48	48	..	..	..	..	32	56	56	..	60
Michigan	48	..	48	60	56	..	32	56	56	45	60
Minnesota	48	60	42	60	..	48	32	56	56	..	60
Missouri	48	60	52	60	56	50	32	56	56	45	60
Nebraska	48	60	52	60	..	..	34	56	56	45	60
New York	48	62	48	60	..	..	32	56	58	44	60
New Jersey	48	..	50	64	..	..	30	56	56	..	60
New Hampshire	..	60	..	..	..	..	30	56	56	..	60
North Carolina	48	..	50	64	..	..	30	56	54	..	60
North Dakota	48	..	42	60	56	..	32	56	56	..	60
Ohio	48	60	50	60	..	..	32	50	56	45	60
Oklahoma	48	..	42	60	56	..	32	56	56	..	60
Oregon	46	..	42	60	..	..	36	56	56	..	60
Pennsylvania	47	..	48	62	..	..	30	56	56	..	60
South Dakota	48	..	52	60	56	50	32	56	56	..	60
South Carolina	48	60	56	60	..	..	33	56	56	..	60
Vermont	48	64	48	..	60	..	32	56	56	42	60
Virginia	48	60	48	64	..	..	32	56	56	45	60
West Virginia	48	60	52	60	..	..	32	56	56	45	60
Wisconsin	48	..	48	60	..	..	32	56	56	..	60

⁷ Furnished by courtesy of a friend of Aultman & Taylor Co. [return]

⁸ So says one expert. Others may think otherwise. [return]

⁹ J. H. Maggard in “Rough and Tumble Engineering.” [return]

¹⁰ Courtesy J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co., from “Science of Successful Threshing.” [return to Keying Pulleys] [return to Babbitting Boxes]

[CHAPTER XVI.]DIFFERENT MAKES OF TRACTION ENGINES.