584 



Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. XIII. No. II 



Tabids II. — Rate of the hourly transpiration of corn and the sorghums at Garden City, 

 Kans., in igi6 — Continued 



Period ending — 



July i8: 



7 a. m 



9 a. m 



11 a. m 



1 p. m 



3 P- m 



5 P- m 



July 26: 



8 a. m 



10 a. m 



12 noon . . . . 



2 p. m 



4 P- m 



6 p. m 



8 p. m 



10 p. m. . . . 



July 27: 



12 midnight 



2 a. jn 



4 a. m 



6 a. m 



8 a. m 



10 a. m 



July 31: 



10 a. m 



12 noon . . . . 



2 p. m 



4 P- m 



6 p. m 



8 p. m 



August i: 



8 a. in 



10 a. m 



12 noon .... 



2 p. m 



4 P- m 



6 p. m 



8 p. m 



10 p. m. . . . 

 August 2: 



12 midnight 



2 a. m 



4 a. m 



6 a. m 



8 a. m 



10 a. m 



12 noon. . .. 



Evajx)- 

 ration 



per 

 hour. 



6.1 

 9.0 

 8.8 

 8.4 

 8.2 



3-9 

 6.7 

 8.2 

 95 

 9-S 

 9. I 

 6.7 

 3-9 



2.7 

 4.9 



4.9 

 6-5 

 6.9 

 7-3 

 6.1 

 2.6 



i-S 

 6.0 

 7-9 

 9.1 



6.8 

 4-3 



1.6 

 4.4 

 7-S 

 9- 7 



CORN, PRIDE OF SAUNE 

 (0. 



Per 



plant. 



Gm. 

 23 

 191 



244 

 244 

 25s 

 199 



121 

 212 

 291 

 329 

 259 

 236 

 164 



25 



25 



18 



31 



71 



149 



191 



237 

 255 

 241 

 167 

 29 



202 

 276 



30s 



3IS 



241 



81 



31 



135 



227 



Per 



square 

 meter 

 of leaf 



surface. 



Gm 



17 

 145 

 186 

 186. 

 194. 

 151 



92 

 162. 

 223 

 252 

 198. 

 181 

 125 



258, 

 285, 

 294. 

 225, 

 76, 

 29. 



Per 



square 

 meter 

 of com- 

 bined 

 leaf 

 and 

 sheath 

 surface, 



Grn. 



16. s 

 136.9 

 174.9 

 174.9 

 182. 4 

 142.3 



85-1 

 149.8 

 205.3 



232-5 

 182.7 

 166.8 

 115-9 

 7-4 



17.7 

 17.7 

 12. 7 

 22.3 

 50.2 

 104.9 



162. 7 

 201. 9 

 216.8 

 204. 8 

 141- 8 

 24-3 



18.9 

 172.0 

 235-1 

 259-3 

 267.9 

 204.8 

 69.4 

 26.8 



15-3 

 29.8 

 12-3 

 15-9 

 114. 6 

 192.9 

 246.9 



KAFIR, DWARF BLACK- 

 HULL (l). 



Per 

 plant. 



Gm. 

 5 

 113 

 135 

 138 

 163 

 77 



75 

 149 

 177 

 219 

 213 

 127 

 31 

 18 



14 

 3 

 3 

 15 

 57 

 92 



75 

 104 

 112 

 94 I 

 49 I 



Per 



square 

 meter 

 of leaf 

 surface. 



7 

 71 

 112 

 119 

 121 

 89 

 14 

 5 



3 

 4 



5 



89 

 114 



Gm. 

 7-3 

 172.9 

 205.8 

 211. 1 



73-7 

 151- 5 



180. s 

 223.9 

 216. 7 

 130. I 



34-8 

 19.9 



IS- 4 

 4.0 

 4.0 

 16. o 

 62.3 

 loi. 5 



121. 8 

 167.8 



181. o 

 152.5 



80.3 

 5-7 



II- 3 

 114- 5 

 181. o 

 192.4 

 196.4 

 143- I 



22. 9 

 7-5 



5-7 

 5-9 

 7-5 

 14-5 

 66.5 

 143- I 



Per 



square 

 meter 

 of com- 

 bined 



leaf 



and 

 sheath 

 surface. 



Gm. 



6.8 

 161. 9 

 192.7 

 197-8 

 233-6 

 III. I 



69-5 



143-2 

 170.7 

 211. 6 

 204. 9 

 122. 9 

 32-7 

 18.7 



14- 5 

 3-6 

 3-6 



95-5 



114. 7 

 158. I 

 170.5 

 143.6 

 75.6 

 5-3 



10. 7 



107.9 

 170.5 

 181. 2 

 185.0 

 134-8 



21. 6 



7-1 



5-3 

 .5-6 

 7-1 

 13-7 

 62.7 

 134-8 

 174. I 



MILD, DWARF (3). 



Per 



plant. 



106 

 60 



35 

 79 

 99 

 122 

 117 

 58 

 27 

 3 



13 

 5 



Per 



square 

 meter 

 of leaf 

 surface. 



Gm. 

 31- 1 

 206.8 

 310.2 

 323-9 

 388.0 

 220. 5 



125-5 

 281. 1 

 350- I 

 432-4 

 412.8 

 206. o 

 93-7 

 12.4 



44-2 

 18.6 



6.2 



18.6 



75- I 

 206. 7 



224-3 

 292.8 

 319-9 

 270. 2 

 142. 2 

 31-7 



18. 1 

 219. 1 

 329.6 

 376. I 

 370.3 

 274. 7 



82.1 

 9.0 



14. 2 

 9.0 



Per 

 square 

 meter 

 of com- 

 bined 



leaf 



and 

 sheath 

 surface. 



Gm. 

 27. o 

 179-3 

 268.9 

 280.8 

 336.3 

 191. 2 



no. 4 

 247-3 

 307-9 

 3 79-5 

 363- I 

 i3i. 2 

 82.4 

 10. 9 



38.9 

 16.3 

 5-4 

 16.3 

 66.1 

 176. S 



194 " 



254- 

 277 

 234 

 123.5 

 5 



190. 

 2 86 

 326 

 321 

 238. 



