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1 board foot of lumber (made up of various kinds as would be the case with other commodities)

${\tfrac {1}{40}}$ of a bushel of wheat

${\tfrac {1}{4}}$ of a pound of steers

${\tfrac {1}{4}}$ of a pound of meat

15 pounds of coal

${\tfrac {1}{200}}$ of a barrel of wheat flour

${\tfrac {1}{2}}$ of a pound of sugar

${\tfrac {1}{4}}$ of a pound of hogs

${\tfrac {1}{6}}$ of a pound of cotton

${\tfrac {1}{6}}$ of a gallon of petroleum

${\tfrac {1}{2}}$ of an egg

${\tfrac {1}{2}}$ of a pint of milk

${\tfrac {1}{2}}$ of an ounce of butter

${\tfrac {1}{60}}$ of a bushel of corn

${\tfrac {1}{50}}$ of a bushel of potatoes

${\tfrac {1}{200}}$ of a pair of shoes

${\tfrac {3}{4}}$ of a pound of hay

${\tfrac {1}{2}}$ of an ounce of steers' hides

${\tfrac {1}{2}}$ of an ounce of tobacco at the farm

${\tfrac {1}{4}}$ of an ounce of manufactured tobacco

${\tfrac {3}{4}}$ of an ounce of lard

${\tfrac {1}{4}}$ of an ounce of leather

${\tfrac {1}{15}}$ of an ounce of wool

${\tfrac {1}{4}}$ of a pound of steel

${\tfrac {1}{2}}$ of an ounce of copper

${\tfrac {1}{20}}$ of an ounce of rubber

${\tfrac {1}{6}}$ of 1% of a gallon of drug alcohol

1 ounce of soap

etc., etc.

These happen to be roughly the relative quantities of some of the commodities used by the United States