what does cwt stand for when discussing cow's milk weight?

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2006-10-30 09:51:35 · 4 answers · asked by equestrian423 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science

It stands for "hundredweight", which means 100 pounds of whatever you're measuring.

2006-10-30 09:54:14 · answer #1 · answered by darwin_kepler_edison 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Milk is bought and sold at the producer level by weight. "Cwt" means 100 #.

2006-10-30 17:53:51 · answer #2 · answered by Richard S 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋

It stands for "hundred-weight" The "C" comes from the Roman numeral for 100. C-hundred+ wt-weight.

2006-10-30 18:02:28 · answer #3 · answered by pessimoptimist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Hi. It stands for 'hundredweight'. : http://agnews.colostate.edu/index.asp?page=agdictionary_display_word&word_id=-1156798051

2006-10-30 17:54:28 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋