The Only Use of
bushel
in
Atlas Shrugged
- In September, a bushel of wheat had cost eleven dollars; it had cost thirty dollars in November; it had cost one hundred in December; it was now approaching the price of two hundred-while the printing presses of the government treasury were running a race with starvation, and losing.†
Chpt 3.8
Definition:
a large amount
or:
a unit of measure used for dry goods (filling an 8 gallon container)
or:
a unit of measure used for dry goods (filling an 8 gallon container)