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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



TABLE SHOWING DIFFERENT RATES OF SHRINKAGE. 



Varieties. 



Date. 



2-^ 







O «i 





ft . 



-it! 



h a; 

 as o 



October 



November 7 

 November 14 

 November 21 

 November 28 

 January 9... 



0.00 



10.57 

 17.49 



0.00 

 3.20 

 6 84 

 8.22 

 10.50 

 15.30 



0.00 

 2.47 

 3.46 

 5.44 

 5.44 

 7.67 



0.00 

 2.33 

 2.33 



12. 



,90 



0.00 

 2.00 

 2.88 

 3.76 

 4.87 

 5.75 



Table shows the high percentage of moisture contained in much of the 

 corn at cribbing time. Nashes' early yellow was perfectly matured and as 

 a result lost very little in shrinkage. The various samples of Reid's, 

 harvested under different conditions, all contain a very great amount of 

 water. 



Table showing shrinkage by months in four leading varieties of ear corn 

 from time it was husked and cribbed in the fall of 1902 for nine successive 

 months. 



