--------------------- Wheat 60 Rye 56 Barley 48 Oats 32 Corn 56 Ear Corn 68 Potatoes 60 Sweet Potatoes 55 Onions 48 “ Top 28 Turnips 55 Clover Seed 60 Timothy Seed 45 Flax Seed 56 Hung’ Gr. Seed 48 Buckwheat 50 Beans 60 Castor Beans 46 Bran 20 Malt 38 Corn Meal 50 Salt 50 “ Fine 55 Stone Coal 70 Dried Peaches 33 “ Apples 25 Broom Corn S’ 46 Millet Seed 50 Peas 60 Quick Lime 80 Coke 40 Blue Grass Seed 14 Hemp Seed 14 --------------------- STANDARD WEIGHTS OF ILLINOIS. --------------------- Wheat 60 Rye 56 Barley 48 Oats 32 Corn 56 Ear Corn 70 Potatoes 60 Sweet Potatoes 55 Onions 57 “ Top 28 Turnips 55 Clover Seed 60 Timothy Seed 45 Flax Seed 56 Hung’ Gr. S’ 48 Buckwheat 52 Beans 60 Castor Beans 46 Bran 20 Malt 34 Corn Meal 48 Salt 50 “ Fine 55 Stone Coal 80 Dried Peaches 33 “ Apples 24 Broom Corn S’ 46 Millet Seed 50 Peas 60 Quick Lime 80 Coke 40 Blue Grass Seed 14 Hemp Seed 14 --------------------- How to compute easily and correctly the contents of a Hopper. Multiply the length by the breadth, in inches, and this product by one-third of the depth, measuring to the point. Divide the last product by 2,150 (the number of cubic inches in a bushel) and the quotient thus obtained will be the contents of the hopper in bushels. * * * * * The contents of a bin or box with perpendicular sides is found by multiplying the length by the breadth, in inches, and this product by the depth, and divide as above, will give the number of bushel measurement. * * * * * The U. S. Standard Bushel, Grain Measure contains 2150.44 cub. in. “ “ “ “ “ is 18½ in. diam. 8 in. d’. “ “ halfbush. “ “ 14 “ “ 7 “ “ “ Gallon, Liquid “ contains 231 cubic in. * * * * * Usual Weight per Bushel of Articles of Produce.