We get calls from people asking, "What exactly is a bushel, anyway?"  According to Hyperlink Dictionary, a bushel can be defined in a number of ways:

 

 A basket large enough to hold a bushel

 A United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches

A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

 

How much is in a bushel?

 

42-48lbs of apples

60 lbs of potatoes

45 lbs of tomatoes

42 lbs of white flour

56 lbs of shelled corn

50 lbs of rutabagas

48 lbs of barley

32 lbs of oats

42 lbs of turnips

 

We hope you find a "bushel basket" full of fun items at

The Bushel Basket!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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