What is Bushel?
[[File:LA2-NSRW-5-0199.jpg|thumb|A full bushel is pictured to the lower right.]] A '''bushel''' is an [[imperial units|imperial unit]] of [[dry volume]], equal to 4 [[peck]]s or 8 [[gallon]]s. It is most often used in [[agriculture]]. A bushel is [[wikt:abbreviated|abbreviated]] as '''bsh.''' or '''bu.'''<ref>{{cite book|title=The Tormont Webster's Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary|year=1990|publisher=Tormont Publications Inc|location=United States of America|isbn=2921171325|page=243|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=98QkJLylOBQC }}</ref> Since the volume of a gallon in UK has been defined as the volume of ten pounds of water, the volume of a bushel in SI units is 36.3687 litres. The United States bushel is slightly smaller than the British bushel because the American gallon is smaller than the British gallon. Its volume has been defined as 2150.42 cubic inches, which makes 35.2391 litres. == References == {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Imperial units]] [[Category:Units of volume]]