Cotton can be sold by the bushel.
. . . is that a bushel of feathers, a bushel of cotton, a bushel of wheat, or a bushel of lead pellets? (A bushel is a volume, not a weight.)
By the bushel.
In 1920 a bushel of wheat sold for $2.94, in 1929 it sold for $1.00 and by 1932 a bushel sold for .30 cents.
Increase or decrease?
Cotton can be sold anywhere in the world. usually in the overseas marketing. :):):):)
In the US, corn is typically sold by the bushel. Fresh market sweet corn, though, is usually sold by the ear.
A bushel is a measure of volume, not weight. a bushel of gold weighs a lot more than a bushel of cotton. It does depend on the product. International agreement has determined ... for Rye, 56lbs per bushel for Barley 48lbs for Oats, 32lbs Yellow corn, 56lbs Soya Beans, 60lbs A bushel is considered to be 1.5 cubic feet, a size which can be translated into weight according to the product
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Well one is where cotton is grown and the other is where cotton is sold.
sold to england
When synthetic fibers are sold in place of cotton, then the cotton farmers suffer.
It could be grown, picked, and sold. After the cotton gin was invented the production of cotton grew and England the main buyer of southern cotton.