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Something is screwy about the last part of the History section. All of a sudden it is talking about gallons. Either these facts are out of place, or there is some relationship between the gallon and the bushel that is not clear from the text. ike9898 21:37, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
For some reason, I can't visualise 35.2307 litres. Any chance of a pic of a bushel-sized container with someone stood next to it?
The large number of digits used in the equivalents is pointless and distracting. For what it's worth, Google calculator (as a unit calculator) differs with the present article in about the 8th digit in the metric equivalent to a bushel. Robert Hiller ( talk) 06:27, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
It should be made more clear that the cubic inch measurements are for different bushels - not for their respective gallons. 72.231.18.127 23:40, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
Not all of the gallons listed were used with bushels, even though it is understood that the bushel is a proportional name for eight gallons. Bushels are used only for dry goods (ie solids that might be poured), which does not include beer, ale and wine. Wendy.krieger 10:46, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
The article says "Government policy in both the United States and the United Kingdom is to phase out units such as the bushel" -- as far as I know, the bushel has already been phased out in the UK and replaced with metric units (i.e. metric tonne). (Search google for UK wheat price bushel OR ton OR tonne and most results are for £/ton or €/ton, it's the USA sites using $/bushel)
One bushel of oats is 38 lbs, 0.01723651 Metric Tons. Heikkiwp ( talk) 09:35, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
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)