This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DBH.2ACEB/59.1.1.1 Message Board Post: hi again.looking at the info i have, bushells were land owners on a big scale over the centuries.maybe farmer,millers ect.there used to be a measure for such produce,ie.a bushell and a peck. sincerly.laurence.