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THE TEXAS ALMANAC. 289
sion)-President. Mrs. J. K. Bivins, Longview
secretary. Mrs. M. M. Turner, Longview.
United Sons of Confederate Veterans (Texas).
United Workmen, Ancient Order of (Texas Divi-
eion)-Grand master. R. W. Fender, Fort Worth;
grand recorder. Z M. Duckworth. Dallas.
University of Texas. Ex-Students' Association-
President. T. W. Gregory, Houston; secretary, John
A. McCurdy, Austin.
Veteina. Medical Association, State-President,
Dr. U. E. Marney. San Antonio; secretary, Dr. D.
Pearce. Leonard.
Warehouse and Transfer Association, Texas-
President. E. D. Balcom, Dallas; secretary, Ed-
ward Thomas Keogh. Houston.
Waterworks Association, Southwest (The Texas
Section)-President. W. S. Mahlie. Fort Worth;
secretary. V. M. Ehlers. Austin.
Welfare Association. Texas-President. Mrs. J.
H. Browder, 1921 Fitzhugh, Dallas; secretary,
Miss Madeline McBurnett, 228 West Tenth, Dallas.
West Texas Chamber of Commerce-See Cham-
ber of Commerce. West Texas.
Woman's Christian Tem 1erance Union-President,
Mrs. Claude De Van Watts, 1112 West Ninth
street, Austin; secretary, Mrs. T. I. Minter, 1005%
Congress avenue, Austin.
Women's Clubs, Texas Business and Profession-
al-President. Mrs. Martha P. Roberson, Robert B.
Green Memorial Hospital. San Antonio; secretary,
Mrs. Claudia C. Dodd 704 Gibbs Building. San An-
tonio.
Women's Clubs, Texas Federation of-See Fed-
eration.
Women Voters, Texas League of-President, Miss
Mary E. Jagoe. Denton: secretary, Mrs. Sarah T.
Huthes. Dallas.
Woodmen of the World-State manager, R. H.
MIcDill, Dallas.
Yo-ng Men's Christian Association-State execu-
tive committee chairman. H. H. Simmons, Hills-
boro: secretary. Urban Williams. Dallas.
Zionist Association, Texas-President, Dr. Morris
N. Taxun, Dallas.
STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
IN TEXAS,
An act of the Thirty-Sixth Legislature fixed
standards of weights and measures in Texas.
Standards of Measurement.
This act adopts the following standards:
Linear: Standard foot, yard, rod, etc., with rec-
ognition of the Spanish measure "vara" as thirty.-
three and one-third inches.
Bulk (liquid) Standard pint, quart, gallon, etc.,
defining a barrel as thirty-one and one-half gallons
and a hogshead as two barrels.
Bulk (dry): The bushel is defined as 2,150.42
cubic inches.
Commodity Measures.
The law provides the following with reference to
measurement of named commodities:
Alfalfa seed, per hu., 60 lbs.
Apples green., per bu., 50 lbs.
Apples, dried, per bu.. 28 lbs.
Barley, per bu., 48 lbs.
Beans, green or string, per bu.. 24 lbs.
Beans, wax, per bu., 24 lbs.
Beans, white, per bu., 60 lbs.
Beans, castor, per bu., 46 lbs.
Beets, per bu.. 60 lbs.
Blue grass seed, per bu., 14 lbs.
Bran, per bu.. 20 lbs.; by the 100 lbs. in 100-lb.
bags.
Broom corn seed. per bu., 48 lbs.
Buckwheat per bu.. 52 lbs.
Carrots, per bu., 50 lbs.
Charcoal, per bu., 22 lbs.
Clover seed, per bn., 60 lbs.
Coal, anthracite, per bu., 80 lbs.
Coke, per bu., 40 lbs.
Corn meal, unbolted, per bu,. 48 Ibs.
Corn meal, per bu. sack, 50 Ibs.
Corn meal, per half bu,. sack. 25 Ibs.
Corn meal per quarter bu. sack. 12% lbs.
Corn. in ear, per bu.. 70 lbs., after Dec. 1.
Corn, in ear, per bu., new crop, before Dec. 1,
72 Ibs.
Corn, kafir, per bu., 50 Ibs
Corn, shelled, per bu., 56 Ibs.
Cotton seed, per bu., 32 lbs.; by the ton. 2.000 lbs.
Cranberries, per bu., 33 Ibs. -
Cucumbers, per bu., 48 lbs.
Flaxseed. per bu., 56 lbs.
10Gooseberries, per bu., 40 lbs.
Hair, plastering, unwashed, per bu., 8 lbs.
Hair. plastering, washed, per bu., 4 lbs.
Hemp seed per bu., 44 lbs.
Hickory nuts, per bu., 50 lbs.
Hungarian grass seed, per bu.. 48 lbs.
Indian corn or maize, per bu., 56 lbs.
Lime, unslaked, per bbl., 180 lbs.
Lime, hydrated, per sack, 100 lbs.
Lime, hydrated, per bag. 40 lbs.
Lime, agricultural, per sack, 100 lbs.. net.
Lime, agricultural, per bag. 50 lbs.
Milo maize, per bu., 50 lbs.
Millet, per bu., 50 lbs.
Millet. Japanese barnyard, per bu., 35 Ibs.
Oats, per bu., 32 lbs.
OnionS, per bu., 57 lbs.
Onion sets, top, per bu.. 30 lbs.
Onion sets, bottom, per bu., 32 lbs.
Orchard grass seed, per bu., 14 lbs.
Parsnips, per bu.. 50 Ibs.
Peaches, per bu., 50 lbs.
Peaches, dried, per bu., 28 lbs-.
Peanuts, green, per bu., 32 lbs., Georgia or Vir-
ginia.
Peanuts, Spanish, per bu., 24 lbs.
Peanuts. roasted, per bu., 20 lbs.
Pears, per bu., 58 lbs.
Peas, dried, Per bu., 60 lbs.
Peas, green, in pod, per bu., 32 lbs.
Popcorn, in ear, per bu.. 70 lbs.
Popcorn, shelled, per bu., 56 Ibs.
Potatoes, Irish. per bu., 60 lbs.
Potatoes, sweet, per bu.. 50 lbs.
Quinces, per bu., 48 lbs.
Rape seed, per bu.. 50 lbs.
Red top eed, per bu., 14 lbs.
Rough rice, per bu., 45 Ibs.
Rutabagas, per bu., 50 lbs.
Rye meal, per bu., 50 lbs.
Rye, per bu., 56 lbs.
Salt, coarse, per bu., 55 lbs.
Salt, fine, per bu.. 50 lbs.
Shorts, per bu., 20 lbs.; by 100 lbs. in 100-lb,
bags.
Sorghum seed, per bu., 50 lbs.
Sadwn grass seed, No. 1. per bu., 32 lbs.
SuJan grass seed, No. 2, per b.. 30 lbs.
Sudan grass seed, No. 3, per bu,, 28 lbs.
Spinach, per bu., 12 lbs.
Sweet clover seed, unhulled, per bu., 33 lbs.
Timothy seed, per bu., 45 lbs.
Tomatoes, per bu., 56 lbs.
Turnips, per bu., 55 lbs.
Walnuts, per bu.. 50 lbs.
Wheat, per bu.. 60 lbs.
Wheat flour, per bbl., 200 lbs.
Wheat flour, per half bbl. sack. 100 lbs.
Wheat flour, per quarter bbl. sack. 50 lbs.
Wheat flour, per eighth bli sack, 25 lbs.
HOW POPULATION OF TEXAS IS OCCUPIED,
Of the 4.663,228 persons residing in Texas in
1920 1.719,023 were engaged in gainful occupation
according to the last census. The gainfully engaged
occupation amounted 36.9 per cent of the total pop-
ulation. Of the total United States population of
105,710,620, those engaged in gainful occupations
totaled 41,614,248, or 39.4 per cent of the whole.
The Texas and United States gainfully employed
population was distributed as follows among the
various occupations:
Texas, U. S.
Farming, live stock raising and for-
estry ........................46.2% 26.3%
Mining industries ................. 1.8% 2.6%o
Manufacturing and mechanical indus-
tr.es ..................... ...15.6% 30.8%
Transport tion ...................7.2% 7.4%
orade (retail, wholesale, etc.)...... 9.5% 10.2%
4Public service....... ....... ...... 2.7% 1.9%'
Professions.... .........4.4% 5.2%
Domestic and personal service....... 7.9% 8.2%
Clerical occupations................ 47% 7.4%
'Does not include all public service; the Census
Bureau classes railroad postoffice employes under
"transportation" ard all teachers, Judges and Jus-
tices and certain other wholly or partially Govern.
ment employed persons under "professional."
Number Employed in Texas.
Parming and live stock raising:
Farmers and ranchmen .................4438,637
Farm and ranch laborers.................331,603
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