[list-cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 08 Nov 1823 - Local News (2)

[Bruce McDowall]

I wondered what a Winchester bushel was, so I looked it up.
It was a volumetric measurement only, rough;y equivalent to 8 gallons, but
the measuring baskets or tubs were a bit less than 8 imperial gallons. The
linear dimensions of the standard devices were specified in round numbers,
rather than the complex numbers which would have given exactly 8 gallons.
Growing up on a farm, I was very familiar with the 3 bushel jute bags in
which we received wheat and other products. For wheat, a bushell was 60
pound, (oats 40 pound) - a measure of weight, rather than volume. A
volumetric measure for commerce was never a good basis for grains and grain
products, as both the packed density and moisture content can vary so much
for each product. Thus, a moisture specification may also required.

Bruce

On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 10:32 PM Petra Mitchinson via list-cumbria <
list-cumbria at list.cumbriafhs.com> wrote:

> *Saturday 08 Nov 1823   (p. 4, col. 2-4 + 6)*     [*continued*]
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Wheat an average crop in bulk, but will turn out meagrely; two stooks, in
> general, go to a Winchester bushel
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