wilkes

All I know is most packaged foods clearly state "sold by weight, not volume"

Wasn't try to offend you in any way. Think you totally missed my point. Think about it like this. If you buy a bushel of beans and they weigh 46 lbs. should the farmer then take out 14 lbs to equal 32 lbs? That would be taking away 1/3 of the total bushel. You would be getting ripped off then for sure.

Let me get back to where I started and say under your theory that when I only received around 23 lbs. of fresh picked that day white 1/2 runner green beans and I was told that I was buying a "bushel" that during the 8 -10 mile transporting time the beans dehydrated down from say 28-32 lbs under the USDA standard for a bushel. So you being "educated" at NCSU gives you the right to defend people who are ripping people off selling hard working people "bushels" of beans saying that us "common folk" should consider the dehydration factor into it when we purchase it? I give up.

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If you are a teacher then post your name and where you teach because you are obviously an idiot or a troll. If in fact you stand behind this nonsense you have posted then be proud of being a teacher and let us know your name and school. Your theory on things would make it impossible to put price per pound on fruit and vegetable commodities. Here is something you need to read no matter who you are. The USDA has standard weights for fruits, vegetables and grains. http://www.ers.usda.gov/ers...97_002.pdf

i am a ag person and ag people know the difference in volume and weight. thats what ncsu teaches, if you want correct spelling, grammer, and complete sentences than stick to your unc sources. unc scientists killed the oldest tree in america. they wanted to determine the age of the tree so they cut it down, now a ncsu scientists would have correctly taken a core sample determined the age and still kept the tree alive. that is also a fact.

i would suggest you ask for 32lbs of green beans next time instead of a bushel. that way you know your not getting ripped off.

if i took green beans and placed them specifically in a bushel basket with no air space betweeen them that would weigh a lot more than 32lbs. the weight system for bushels was designed for average people to understand, cause most people this day and time doesnt understand volume and weight. pecks or half pecks which are all volume basis. the weight of a bushel is determined by the moisture content of desired crop. thats a fact. look it up or call the ag extension agent and ask him if you dont believe me.

well, spelling doesnt determine a bushel, im just trying to make people aware that the water content determines the weight of the crop. im just saying if you pick a bushel of beans tomorrow morning at 8 am and they weigh 32 lbs. a true bushel take that same amount and weigh them 1 day later and see what they weigh. but if its in a bushel basket. its still a bushel. and linking to unc.edu is a misteak cause everybody knows unc is for doctors and lawyers not ag people. look up ncsu.edu if you want correct agricultural answers. and if bushel is determined by weight and not volume than why does a bushel of shelled corn weigh 56lbs? and i dont rip people off. maybe you should take a bushel basket and tell the farmer to fill it up that way you know your not getting riped off. Bushel is volume not weight. who goes and says i want 32lbs of green beans? What weighs more a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?

I also think a professional NC Agriculture person would know the difference in using the word "weather" and "whether" in the right sentence also.

"ncag", you are obviously not with the any type of ag agency as you try and use as your user name. You are wrong. Here is a list of the US Commercial Bushel Sizes. The way you lay produce in a basket determines how much you can fit in it just like anything else. You are apparently not a true farmer either. Maybe you are one of the one's ripping people off around here. Here is the link for honest people to see true bushel weights by the USDA. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett...shels.html

a bushel is determined by volume and not weight. unless you know the water content percentage of the crop. a bushel basket is a bushel weather its a bushel of bricks or bushel of peas, beans, squash or corn.

If anyone decides to purchase bushels of beans from local growers make sure you have them weigh the bushels in front of you. A bushel of green beans should weigh between 30-32 lbs by USDA requirements. Some local growers have been fluffing bushels and only putting 23-25 lbs in the crates or boxes, making them look fuller than they are and are ripping people off. Buyers beware. I learned my lesson recently.