902 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. [ART. 97

1914, ch. 802.

14. The units or standards of measures of capacity for dry measure
designated in this Article shall be based on a dry bushel of two thou-
sand one hundred and fifty and four-tenths cubic inches; continual
divisions of the bushel by two, equaling half-bushels, pecks, half-pecks,
quarter-pecks, quarts, pints and half-pints.

1914, ch. 802.

15. The standard five-eighths (5/8) of a bushel basket shall contain
not less than thirteen hundred and forty-four (1344) cubic inches.

1914, ch. 802.

16. The standard of measure for shipping and selling strawberries,
raspberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries, cranberries, whortle-
berries, cherries, plums, peanuts, kernels of other nuts, and all other
berries and small fruits, grown and packed in this State, or grown else-
where and packed or repacked in this State, shall be the quart contain-
ing sixty-seventh and two-tenths cubic inches, continual division of the
quart by two, equaling pints and half-pints.

1914, ch. 802.

17. The standard quart berry box or basket shall contain 67.2 cubic
inches. All berry boxes or baskets of less capacity than that designated
in this Section and Section 16 shall be plainly marked in letters not
less than one-half inch high on the outside of each of the four sides of
said box or basket with the word "Short." Any person, firm or cor-
poration, or agent, employe, or officer, of any person, firm, or corpora-
tion, having in his, her, or its possession for use for the packing or
repacking of the berries, fruits, nuts, and other articles designated in
the sixteenth Section of this Article, grown in this State or elsewhere,
a berry box or basket of less capacity than that designated in this Sec-
tion, unless said box or basket is marked "Short," as hereinbefore pro-
vided, shall be fined not more than one dollar for each offense; and the
possession for use, or use of each such berry box or basket shall con-
stitute a separate offense.

1914, ch. 802.

18. The standard bushel box or basket for the shipment or sale by
the box or basket of peaches, pears, tomatoes, and all other fruits and
vegetables grown and packed in this State, or grown elsewhere and
packed or repacked in this State, shall be of the capacity of two thou-
sand one hundred and fifty and four-tenths cubic inches when even full,
a half-bushel box or basket for the same shall be of the capacity of one
thousand and seventy-five and two-tenths cubic inches when even full.

1914, ch. 802.

19. The standard barrel for measurement in this State of all green
peas, or beans, in the hull, which are sold by the bushel, shall be of the