Lin ri-R 01' TRAXSMriTAL 



U. S. DkI'AKT.AIKNT of AgRTC'ULTI'RE, 



BuRKAi OK Plant Ixdistry, 



Office of the Chief, 



Wafi/ihu/toti. T). r., November 3, WOG. 



Sir: T have the honor to transmit hereAvith a manuscript entitled 

 "A Quick Method for th«' Determination of ^Moisture in Grain," and 

 to recommend that it he published as Bulletin Xo. 09 of the series of 

 this Bureau. 



By means of the method and apparatus descrilied it is possible to 

 make complete moisture determinations of o-min in from '20 to 25 

 minutes. This makes it jiracticable in conunercial work to include 

 a definite statement of the moistuiv content among the factors 

 determinino; quality. 



This paper was prepared by Mr. Edgar Brown, liotanist in charge 

 of the Seed Laboratory, and Dr. J. W. T. Duvel, assistant in the Seed 

 liaboratorv. The illustrations which accompany it are necessary to 

 a full understanding of the text. 



Eespectfully, B. T. Galloway, 



Chief of Bureau. 



Hon. Ja3ies Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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