Grain weight Per bushel???

[sagittarius]

I have seen planting rates for wheat, oats, winter rye per pound, but then seed is priced per bushel. How much does a bushel of winter wheat and winter rye weigh??? [img]/forums/images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

[JazzDad]

Welcome to CBN, Sagittarius. This is where you get the benefit of your tax dollars at work, by getting your county extension agent to answer your question. He or she may also give you some 'inside' information for you area.

[GareyD]

There are 60 pounds in a bushel of wheat, 56 pounds in a bushel of rye....

more weights than you probably want to know!!!

GareyD

[egon]

Are those American or British bushels?

Egon

[sagittarius]

GareyD, thats perfect, thank you.

[GareyD]

Those are Genuine Missouri bushels [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img] but I think they work pretty well for the other 49 states as well [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

GareyD

[egon]

Ah shucks; youre getting cheated. A Canadian bushel weights 66 pounds.

Egon

[JazzDad]

But it's IMPERIAL pounds.

[GareyD]

Do you canadians have to add more weight to things because you're farther from the equator and the pull of gravity is less [img]/forums/images/icons/blush.gif[/img]

GareyD

[egon]

Nah- we just like things bigger. That's cause it's gota last through an eight month winter so every little bit extra helps ehh. We got bigger gallons too so we can go lots farther on a gallon of fuel. There be a method behind all this.

Egon