How Do You Calculate Volume In Bushels?
A bushel is a unit of volume equal to just over 9 gallons. Despite its use in measuring volumes, for practical purposes a bushel is often measured by weight. Because commodities such as wheat and corn can be unwieldy, and because the weight of a particular commodity is generally the same, commodities are easier to weigh than measure for volume. According to the University of Missouri and the Georgia Farm Bureau, the weights per bushel of some common commodities are 60 lbs. for wheat or alfalfa, 70 lbs. for ears of corn and 48 lbs. for apples. If you want to measure your bushel by volume, the exact size is 2,150.42 cubic inches, which is equivalent to a box just under 13 inches per side. Place your basket on the scale and record the weight. Place the commodity for which you want the volume, such as tomatoes, into the basket and record the weight. Subtract the weight of the basket from the weight with the commodity in the basket. Divide the result by its bushel weight (see Resources). In
