Rhode Island § 21-18-6 § 21-18-6. Standard barrel and bushel.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 21-18-6 — § 21-18-6. Standard barrel and bushel.

Rhode Island § 21-18-6

Title 21Food And Drugs

Ch. 21-18Apples

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-18-6 (2026).

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§ 21-18-6. Standard barrel and bushel.
The standard barrel for apples shall be of the following dimensions when measured
            without distention of its parts: length of stave, twenty-eight and one-half inches
            (281/2"); diameter of heads, seventeen and one-eighth inches (171/8"); distance between
            heads, twenty-six inches (26"); circumference of bulge, sixty-four inches (64"), outside
            measurements; and the thickness of staves not greater than four-tenths of an inch
            (4/10"); provided that any barrel of a different form having a capacity of seven thousand
            fifty-six cubic inches (7,056 cu. in.) shall be a standard barrel. The standard bushel
            box o

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§ 21-18-6. Standard barrel and bushel.

The standard barrel for apples shall be of the following dimensions when measured without distention of its parts: length of stave, twenty-eight and one-half inches (281/2"); diameter of heads, seventeen and one-eighth inches (171/8"); distance between heads, twenty-six inches (26"); circumference of bulge, sixty-four inches (64"), outside measurements; and the thickness of staves not greater than four-tenths of an inch (4/10"); provided that any barrel of a different form having a capacity of seven thousand fifty-six cubic inches (7,056 cu. in.) shall be a standard barrel. The standard bushel box or standard bushel basket for apples shall be a container having a capacity of not less than one United States standard bushel or two thousand one hundred fifty and forty-two one-hundredths cubic inches (2,150.42 cu. in.). Containers for apples other than the standard barrel or bushel shall be marked in terms of cubical capacity or count.