Convert bushel (U.S. dry struck or level) to bushel (Winchester)
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Definition and details for bushel (U.S. dry struck or level):
Bushel (bu) is a traditional unit of volume. In the U. S., in 1836 the United States Department of the Treasury formally adopted the Winchester bushel as the standard for dealing in grain defining this unit equal to 2150.42 cubic inches or 32 dry U.S. quarts or about 35.2 liters. This is the regular U.S. bushel, also called struck, or level bushel.
Definition and details for bushel (Winchester):
Winchester bushel is a traditional unit of volume that changed some times in the past. The modern Winchester bushel is used since 1696. It was defined to be 2150.42 solid inches. Britain abolished the Winchester bushel in 1824, in order to establish the imperial measure, but in the United Kingdom it continued to be used. This unit became the basis of the bushel in the United States.