{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-47-4-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-4-2","heading":"Weights of bushels, barrels, and tons of specific commodities.","body":"The legal weights of certain commodities in the state of Rhode Island shall be as follows:\n(1) A bushel of apples shall weigh forty-eight pounds (48 lbs.).\n(2) A bushel of apples, dried, shall weigh twenty-five pounds (25 lbs.).\n(3) A bushel of apple seed shall weigh forty pounds (40 lbs.).\n(4) A bushel of barley shall weigh forty-eight pounds (48 lbs.).\n(5) A bushel of beans shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).\n(6) A bushel of beans, castor, shall weigh forty-six pounds (46 lbs.).\n(7) A bushel of beets shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).\n(8) A bushel of bran shall weigh twenty pounds (20 lbs.).\n(9) A bushel of buckwheat shall weigh forty-eight pounds (48 lbs.).\n(10) A bushel of carrots shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).\n(11) A bushel of charcoal shall weigh twenty pounds (20 lbs.).\n(12) A bushel of clover seed shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).\n(13) A bushel of coal shall weigh eighty pounds (80 lbs.).\n(14) A bushel of coke shall weigh forty pounds (40 lbs.).\n(15) A bushel of corn, shelled, shall weigh fifty-six pounds (56 lbs.).\n(16) A bushel of corn, in the ear, shall weigh seventy pounds (70 lbs.).\n(17) A bushel of corn meal shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).\n(18) A bushel of cotton seed, upland, shall weigh thirty pounds (30 lbs.).\n(19) A bushel of cotton seed, Sea Island, shall weigh forty-four pounds (44 lbs.).\n(20) A bushel of flax seed shall weigh fifty-six pounds (56 lbs.).\n(21) A bushel of hemp shall weigh forty-four pounds (44 lbs.).\n(22) A bushel of Hungarian seed shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).\n(23) A bushel of lime shall weigh seventy pounds (70 lbs.).\n(24) A bushel of malt shall weigh thirty-eight pounds (38 lbs.).\n(25) A bushel of millet seed shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).\n(26) A bushel of oats shall weigh thirty-two pounds (32 lbs.).\n(27) A bushel of onions shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).\n(28) A bushel of parsnips shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).\n(29) A bushel of peaches shall weigh forty-eight pounds (48 lbs.).\n(30) A bushel of peaches, dried, shall weigh thirty-three pounds (33 lbs.).\n(31) A bushel of peas shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).\n(32) A bushel of peas, split, shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).\n(33) A bushel of potatoes shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).\n(34) A bushel of potatoes, sweet, shall weigh fifty-four pounds (54 lbs.).\n(35) A bushel of rye shall weigh fifty-six pounds (56 lbs.).\n(36) A bushel of rye meal shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).\n(37) A bushel of salt, fine, shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).\n(38) A bushel of salt, coarse, shall weigh seventy pounds (70 lbs.).\n(39) A bushel of timothy seed shall weigh forty-five pounds (45 lbs.).\n(40) A bushel of shorts shall weigh twenty pounds (20 lbs.).\n(41) A bushel of tomatoes shall weigh fifty-six pounds (56 lbs.).\n(42) A bushel of turnips shall weigh fifty pounds (50 lbs.).\n(43) A bushel of wheat shall weigh sixty pounds (60 lbs.).\n(44) A barrel of flour shall contain one hundred ninety-six pounds (196 lbs.).\n(45) A ton of coal, net, shall weigh two thousand pounds (2,000 lbs.).\n(46) A ton of coal, gross, shall weigh two thousand two hundred forty pounds (2,240 lbs.).","path":["Title 47 Weights and Measures","Chapter 4 Standard Measures"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE47/47-4/47-4-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:01:13Z","sha256":"55588ec4ddf0e475dfe02769d971876cbb984373376af8797a546dcc13e6b58d","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-47-4-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-47-5-1-47-5-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}