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Vegetable Weights Per Bushel

Vegetable Name How Packed Weight in lbs
Asparagus Crate 28 - 32
Basil   1
Beans; Lima, Unshelled Bushel 28 - 32 
Beans; Snap Bushel  28 - 32
Beets; Topped Bushel  50
Broccoli Crate  20 - 25
Brussels Sprouts Crate  25
Cabbage Crate or Bag  50
Carrots; Topped Bushel  50
Cauliflower Box  25
Cauliflower Crate  60
Celery Crate  55 - 65
Collard Greens Bushel  25
Corn, Sweet Crate  40 - 60
Corn, Sweet Bag 45 - 50
Cucumbers Box 55
Eggplant Crate or Bushel  30 - 35
Escarole Bushel  25
Garlic Carton  30
Kale Bushel  18
Leek 4/5 Bushel Crate  20
Lettuce Box  50
Okra Bushel  30
Onions; Dry Sack  48 - 50
Onion; Sets Bushel  28 - 32
Parsley Bushel  20 - 25
Parsnips Bushel  50
Peas; Southern; Unshelled Bushel  25
Peas; Unshelled Bushel  28 - 30
Peppers 1 1/9 Bushel or Crate  28 - 30
Popcorn; On Ear Bushel 56
Popcorn; Shelled Bushel 65
Potato Bag and Carton 50
Rutabagas Bag or Bushel 50 - 56
Spinach Bushel  25
Squash Summer Bushel or Crate 42
Squash Winter 1 1/9 Bushel 50
Sweet Potatoes Bushel or Crate 50 - 55
Tomatoes Carton 20 - 25
Tomatoes Hothouse Flat 15
Turnip, Topped Mesh Sack 50 

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