The majority were the size of acorns, although some were found which weighed a few pounds; the largest (and rarest) were reported to weigh half a hundredweight.
One-pound weights were then added to a pan with one pound being equivalent to one hundredweight until the system was in equilibrium and the weight was recorded.
The mandatory national fluid milk program is financed by a 20 per hundredweight assessment on all fluid milk processed and marketed commercially in consumer-type packages (except by small processors).