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Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. XII, No. ir 



Table VIII. — Respiration of moderately frosted wlieatfl incubated at J/.8° C. for 



four days 



oWeight per bushel of sample, 58 pounds. Weight per i,ooo kernels, 36.94 gm. Nitrogen on dry basis, 

 2.02 per cent. 



Table IX. — Respiration of badly frosted wheatfl incubated at 37.8° C. for four days 



o Weight per bushel of sample, 53 pounds. Weight per 1,000 kernels, 22.52 gm. Nitrogen on dry basis, 

 2.10 per cent. 



Table X. — Interpolated quantity of carbon dioxid respired per unit of time and m,ate- 

 rial, at even percentages of moisture 



Class of wheat. 



Carbon dioxid respired per 24 hours for each 100 gm. of dry matter. 



per cent 

 moisture. 



13 

 per cent 

 moisture. 



14 

 per cent 

 moisture. 



per cent 

 moisture. 



16 

 per cent 

 moisture. 



17 

 per cent 

 moisture. 



Sound spring wheat 

 Moderately frosted. , 

 Badly frosted 



Mgm. 



0. 50 



-65 



1. 12 



Mgm,. 

 0.58 



•94 

 I. 20 



Mgm. 

 0.68 

 1.52 

 1.87 



Mgm.. 

 1-13 

 3-90 

 3-46 



Mgm. 

 2. 72 



Mgm. 

 10.93 



6-35 



11.97 



Table XI. — Respiration of several samples of frosted wheat from, car lots, and containing 

 varying percentages of moisture. Incubated at 37.8° C. for four days 



Several wheat samples taken from car lots by samplers of the State 

 Grain Inspection Department were frosted, and the respiratory activity 



