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1875/1878 ref sloping sides
[edit]Real world bushel baskets tend to have rounded bottoms, at least around the edge. Real world bushel baskets may have straight or sloping sides. But the definition of a bushel volume (18.5 in diameter, 8 in high) would be a perfect cylinder. So it is surprising and confusing that the Bushel article features a Queensland 1875/1878 brass Standard reference bushel with sloping sides and rounded bottom. Did most historic reference bushels have sloping sides? This historic detail about defining this volume measure deserves mention. Also, the Bushel article should include a good photo of at least one typical ordinary farmers market bushel basket. (This photo is mis-titled. The Queensland object itself is clearly engraved A.D. 1878, not 1875.) -71.174.175.150 (talk) 16:08, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
Sources for article expansion
[edit]- Review of Bushel of Corn.