» This article's about the unit of measurement. For the surname and other uses, see: Bushell A bushel's a unit of dry volume, usually subdivided into eight local gallons in the systems of Imperial units and U.S. customary units. It's used for volumes of dry commodities, not liquids, most often in agriculture. It's abbreviated as bsh. or bu. The name derives from the 14th century buschel or busschel, a box. 1 U.S. bushel = 8 corn/dry gallons = 2150.42 cu in = 35.23907016688 litres ≈ 9.309… (More on Bushel)