§234 Standard Barrel for Fruits or Other Dry Commodity

Summary

Sets standard barrel sizes for fruits, vegetables, and other dry goods (except cranberries). For those barrels, the staves must be 28.5 inches long, the heads 17.125 inches in diameter, the space between heads 26 inches, the outside bulge circumference 64 inches, and the staves no thicker than 0.4 inch. A differently shaped barrel is also standard if it holds 7,056 cubic inches. Gives a different standard for cranberries. Cranberry barrels must have staves 28.5 inches long, heads 16.25 inches in diameter, the space between heads 25.25 inches, an outside bulge circumference of 58.5 inches, and staves no thicker than 0.4 inch.