BULLETIN" 472, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



of moisture content on the test weight of grain is illustrated in figure 

 1, which shows how a large sample of corn, which was allowed to dry 



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Fig. 1. — Diagram showing how the test weight per bushel of corn increases as the 

 moisture content of the corn is reduced by natural drying. 



naturally, increased nearly 3 pounds in test weight per bushel as the 

 corn dried down from a moisture content of slightly over 19 per cent 

 to a moisture content of 10 per cent. 

















































































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