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Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREChapter 40-15 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Subject 40-15-2 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Rule 40-15-2-.02 - Legal Weights Declared

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 40-15-2-.02

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Rule 40-15-2-.02 - Legal Weights Declared
(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:
(a) TABLE I

WEIGHTS PER BUSHEL, BOX, CRATE, LUG, BAG, OR BARREL

ITEM

WEIGHT

Alfalfa Seed

60 lb per Bushel

Apples

140 lb per Barrel

Apples, Eastern

54 lb per Box

Apples, N.W.

44 lb per Box

Apples, Dried

24 lb per Bushel

Apples

48 lb per Bushel

Apricots

24 lb per Lug

Artichokes, Globe

40 lb per Box

Artichokes, Jerusalem

50 lb per Bushel

Asparagus

24 lb per Bushel

Asparagus

30 lb per Crate

Avocados

12 lb to 15 lb per Lug

Barley

47 lb per Bushel

Beans, Lima (Unshelled)

30 lb per Bushel

Beans, Pole

28 lb per Bushel

Beans, Snap

30 lb per Bushel

Beans, Velvet

60 lb per Bushel

Beans, White

60 lb per Bushel

Beets, (without tops)

52 lb per Bushel

Beets, (Mangel Stock)

30 lb per Bushel

Beets, (Nailed Crate) (Bunched)

40 lb per Crate

Bermuda Grass Seed

40 lb per Bushel

Bermuda Grass Seed (Hulled)

60 lb per Bushel

Blackberries, 24-Quart Crate

36 lb per Crate

Blue Grass Seed

14 lb per Bushel

Broom Corn, (6 Bales per Ton)

333 lb per Bale

Broom Corn Seed, Clean

48 lb per Bushel

Broom Corn Seed, Rough

44 lb to 50 lb per Bushel

Buckwheat

52 lb per Bushel

Cabbage (Open Mesh Bags)

50 lb per Bag

Cabbage (Wirebound Crate)

50 lb per Crate

Cabbage (Western)

80 lb per Crate

Cantaloupes

60 lb per Crate

Carrots

50 lb per Bushel

Carrots (Bunched Western)

75 lb per Crate

Celery

60 lb per Crate

Clover Seed

60 lb per Bushel

Castor Beans

46 lb per Bushel

Cauliflower (11/2 Bu Crate)

37 lb per Crate

Cherries, Unstemmed

56 lb per Bushel

Cherries, Stemmed

64 lb per Bushel

Cherries, Western

15 lb per Lug (Box)

Clover Seed

60 lb per Bushel

Coal Stone

80 lb per Bushel

Corn, Shelled

56 lb per Bushel

Corn in Ear

70 lb per Bushel

Corn Oil

7.7 lb per Gallon

Corn Syrup

11.72 lb. per Gallon

Corn Meal, Bolted or Unbolted

48 lb per Bushel

Cotton

500 lb Gross Bale

Cotton

480 lb Net Bale

Cotton Seed

30 lb per Bushel

Cotton Seed Oil

7.7 lb per Gallon

Cowpeas

60 lb per Bushel

Cranberries

100 lb per Bushel

Cranberries (Box)

25 lb per Box

Crotalaria

40 lb per Box

Cucumbers

48 lb per Bushel

Dallis Grass

10 lb per Bushel

Dewberries (24 qts)

36 lb per Crate

Dried Apples

24 lb per Bushel

Dried Peaches (Unpeeled)

33 lb per Bushel

Dried Peaches (Peeled)

38 lb per Bushel

Eggplant

33 lb per Bushel

Escarole

25 lb per Bushel

English Peas (In Hull)

30 lb per Bushel

Fescue, Ky. 31

24 lb per Bushel

Figs (Box Single Layer)

6 lb per Box

Flaxseed

56 lb per Bushel

Granite, Lexington

166 lb per Cubic Foot

Granite, Lithonia

167 lb per Cubic Foot

Granite, Stone Mountain

167 lb per Cubic Foot

Grapefruit, Florida & Texas 1/2 Box or Mesh Bag

40 lb per Bag

Grapefruit, California

65 lb per Box

Grapes

48 lb per Bushel

Grapes, Western

28 lb per Lug

Grapes, Eastern (12 qt.)

18 lb per Basket

Grapes, Eastern (4 qt.)

6 lb per Basket

Hemp Seed

44 lb per Bushel

Hickory Nuts

50 lb per Bushel

Honey

11.78 lb per Gallon

Hop

200 lb per Bale

Horseradish Roots

35 lb per Bushel

Kafir

56 lb per Bushel

Kale

18 lb per Bushel

Kapok Seed, Rough

35 lb to 40 lb per Bushel

Lemons, California

79 lb per Box

Lentils

60 lb per Bushel

Lettuce, Western

70 lb per Crate

Limes, Florida

80 lb per Crate

Lespedeza, Korean

40 lb per Bushel

Lespedeza, Sericea (Hulled)

60 lb per Bushel

Lespedeza, Kobe

25 lb per Bushel

Linseed Oil

71/2 lb per Gallon

Malt

34 lb per Bushel

Maple Syrup

11.03 lb per Gallon

Meadow Fescue Seed

24 lb per Bushel

Marble Averages

170 lb per Cubic Foot

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).

Millet

48 lb to 50 lb per Bushel

Molasses

11.72 lb per Gallon

Muscadines, Scuppernons

50 lb per Bushel

Mustard Greens

18 lb per Bushel

Mustard Seed, Clean

60 lb per Bushel

Mustard Seed, Rough

58 lb per Bushel

Oats (Common) 31/2 bu in 100 lb

32 lb per Bushel

Oats, Hulless

45 lb per Bushel

Okra

30 lb per Bushel

Onions

57 lb per Bushel

Onions, Dry

50 lb per Bag

Onions, Green (Crate)

50 lb per Toss

Oranges

80 lb per Crate

Oranges

40 lb per bag

*Oysters, in Shell

U.S. Standard Bushel (2150.4 cubic inches)

Peaches-Approx.

50 lb per Bushel

Peaches, Dried, Peeled

38 lb per Bushel

Peaches, Dried, Unpeeled

33 lb per Bushel

Peanuts, Runners, SE

28 lb per Bushel

Peanuts, Unshelled, Virginia Type

22 lb per Bushel

Peanuts, Spanish

30 lb per Bushel

Pears, Western

46 lb per Box

Pears, Western

22 lb per Crate

Peas, Field

25 lb per Bushel

Peas, Field, Seed

60 lb per Bushel

Peas, Ground

25 lb per Bushel

Peppers, Ground

25 lb per Bushel

Peppers

50 lb per Crate

Perilla Seed

28 lb per Bushel

Pineapples

70 lb per Crate

Plastering Hair

8 lb per Bushel

Plums

70 lb per Crate

Plums, N.W. Suitcase

16 lb per Box

Popcorn, on Ear

70 lb per Bushel

Popcorn, Shelled

56 lb per Bushel

Poppy Seed

46 lb per Bushel

Irish Potatoes

60 lb per Bushel

Sweet Potatoes (Green)

55 lb per Bushel

Sweet Potatoes (Dry)

50 lb per Bushel

Prunes, Fresh

56 lb per Bushel

Prunes, Western

20 lb per Box

Prunes, N.W. Suitcase

16 lb per Box

Quince

48 lb per Bushel

Rape Seed

60 lb to 50 lb per Bushel

Raspberries, 24 qt

36 lb per Crate

Red Top Seed

50 lb to 60 lb per Bushel

Rice, Rough

43 lb per Bushel

Rice, Rough

162 lb per Barrel

Rice, Rough

100 lb per Bag

Rice, Seed

45 lb per Bushel

Rice, Milled

100 lb per Pocket or Bag

Rosin

580 lb per Barrel

Rutabagas

56 lb per Bushel

Rye

56 lb per Bushel

Rye Grass

24 lb per Bushel

Sesame Seed

46 lb per Bushel

Sorgo Seed

50 lb per Bushel

Sorghum Syrup Seed

50 lb per Bushel

Sorghum Syrup

11.4 lb per Gallon

Soybeans

60 lb per Bushel

Spelt

40 lb per Bushel

Spinach

20 lb per Bushel

Strawberries, 24 qt Crate

36 lb per Bushel

Sudan Grass Seed

40 lb per Bushel

Sunflower Seed

24 lb to 32 lb per Bushel

Squash

40 lb per Bushel

Timothy Seed

45 lb per Bushel

Turnips (without tops)

54 lb per Bushel

Turnips (bunched)

60 lb to 80 lb per Crate

Turnips

55 lb per Bushel

Turnip Greens (Dry)

16 lb per Bushel

Turnip Greens (Wet)

18 lb per Bushel

Tan Bark

2250 lb per Cord

Tomatoes

53 lb per Bushel

Tomatoes (Ga.)

60 lb per Crate

Tomatoes (Lug)

32 lb per Lug

Turpentine

7.23 lb per Gallon

Unslaked Lime

80 lb per Bushel

Vetch

60 lb per Bushel

Walnuts

50 lb per Bushel

Water (60 Degrees F.)

8.33 lb per Gallon

Wheat

60 lb per Bushel

Wheat, Winter (Ga.)

60 lb per Bushel

Wheat, Egyptian, Shallau (Ga.)

50 lb per Bushel

Wheat Bran

20 lb per Bushel

*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.

(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.

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-15-2-.02

O.C.G.A. Sec. 10-2-5 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 654).

Original Rule entitled "Certified Scale Mechanics" was filed and effective on June 30, 1965.
Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule entitled "Legal Weights Declared" adopted. Filed November 30, 1973; effective December 20, 1973.
Amended: Filed June 21, 1976; effective July 11, 1976.
Amended: Filed March 1, 1984; effective March 21, 1984.