Section 47-4-2 - Weights of bushels, barrels, and tons of specific commoditiesThe legal weights of certain commodities in the state of Rhode Island shall be as follows:
(1) A bushel of apples shall weigh forty-eight pounds (48 lbs.).(2) A bushel of apples, dried, shall weigh twenty-five pounds (25 lbs.).(3) A bushel of apple seed shall weigh forty pounds (40 lbs.).(4) A bushel of barley shall weigh forty-eight pounds (48 lbs.).(5) A bushel of beans shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).(6) A bushel of beans, castor, shall weigh forty-six pounds (46 lbs.).(7) A bushel of beets shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).(8) A bushel of bran shall weigh twenty pounds (20 lbs.).(9) A bushel of buckwheat shall weigh forty-eight pounds (48 lbs.).(10) A bushel of carrots shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).(11) A bushel of charcoal shall weigh twenty pounds (20 lbs.).(12) A bushel of clover seed shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).(13) A bushel of coal shall weigh eighty pounds (80 lbs.).(14) A bushel of coke shall weigh forty pounds (40 lbs.).(15) A bushel of corn, shelled, shall weigh fifty-six pounds (56 lbs.).(16) A bushel of corn, in the ear, shall weigh seventy pounds (70 lbs.).(17) A bushel of corn meal shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).(18) A bushel of cotton seed, upland, shall weigh thirty pounds (30 lbs.).(19) A bushel of cotton seed, Sea Island, shall weigh forty-four pounds (44 lbs.).(20) A bushel of flax seed shall weigh fifty-six pounds (56 lbs.).(21) A bushel of hemp shall weigh forty-four pounds (44 lbs.).(22) A bushel of Hungarian seed shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).(23) A bushel of lime shall weigh seventy pounds (70 lbs.).(24) A bushel of malt shall weigh thirty-eight pounds (38 lbs.).(25) A bushel of millet seed shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).(26) A bushel of oats shall weigh thirty-two pounds (32 lbs.).(27) A bushel of onions shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).(28) A bushel of parsnips shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).(29) A bushel of peaches shall weigh forty-eight pounds (48 lbs.).(30) A bushel of peaches, dried, shall weigh thirty-three pounds (33 lbs.).(31) A bushel of peas shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).(32) A bushel of peas, split, shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).(33) A bushel of potatoes shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).(34) A bushel of potatoes, sweet, shall weigh fifty-four pounds (54 lbs.).(35) A bushel of rye shall weigh fifty-six pounds (56 lbs.).(36) A bushel of rye meal shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).(37) A bushel of salt, fine, shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).(38) A bushel of salt, coarse, shall weigh seventy pounds (70 lbs.).(39) A bushel of timothy seed shall weigh forty-five pounds (45 lbs.).(40) A bushel of shorts shall weigh twenty pounds (20 lbs.).(41) A bushel of tomatoes shall weigh fifty-six pounds (56 lbs.).(42) A bushel of turnips shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).(43) A bushel of wheat shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).(44) A barrel of flour shall contain one hundred ninety-six pounds (196 lbs.).(45) A ton of coal, net, shall weigh two thousand pounds (2,000 lbs.).(46) A ton of coal, gross, shall weigh two thousand two hundred forty pounds (2,240 lbs.).P.L. 1900, ch. 758, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 47-4-2.