MOISTURE CONTENT AND SHRINKAGE OF FORAGE. 



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Table I. — Comparison of different-sized samples of forage — Continued. 

 Section G.— Geeen Timothy Collected at New London, Omo. 

 [Dates of weighiag: Original material, July 10; intermediate, Sept. 2; air-dry material, Sept. 28.] 





Weight. 



Moisture. 



Sample. 



Orig- 

 inal. 



Inter- 

 mediate. 



Air dry. 



Oven 

 dry. 



Original 

 material. 



Air-dry 

 material. 



Lost in air 

 drying. 



No. 401 



Ounces. 

 64 

 67 

 63 



Ounces. 

 33 

 33 

 32 



Ounces. 

 31 

 32 

 31 



Ounces. 

 26.5 

 27.5 

 26.0 



Per cent. 

 68.6 

 69.0 

 58.8 



Per cent. 

 14.5 

 14.0 

 16.1 



Per cent. 

 61.3 



No. 402 



62.3 



No. 403 



60.8 







Mean of 3 



58 .8 ±0.063 









65 

 64 

 68 



33 

 33 

 35 



33 



32 

 34 



28.0 

 27.0 

 29.0 







No. 404 



67.0 

 67.9 

 57.4 



15.1 

 15.6 

 14.7 



49.3 



No. 405 



60.0 



No. 406 



60.0 







Mean of 3 



57 .4± .144 



68.1± .204 



± .499 







Mean of 6 











16.0±0.192 



50 .6 ±0.272 

















134 

 131 

 131 



67 

 65 

 65 



66 

 63 

 64 



56.0 

 53.5 

 54.0 







No. 407 



68.2 

 59.2 

 58.8 



16.1 

 16.0 

 15.6 



50.8 



No. 408 



52.0 



No. 409 



51.1 







Mean of 3. 



58.7± .161 









128 

 128 

 128 



67 



68 

 66 



66 

 66 

 64 



56.0 

 66.0 

 54.0 







No. 410 



56.3 

 66.3 



57.8 



15.1 

 16.1 

 15.6 



48.5 



No. 411 



48.5 



No. 412 



60.0 







Mean of 3 .... 



56 .8 ± .275 



57 .8± .310 



± .760 







Mean of 6 











15 .3 ± .070 



60 .2 ± .359 

















195 

 192 

 192 



100 

 97 

 99 



98 

 95 

 97 



83.5 

 81.5 

 81.5 







No. 413 



57.2 

 67.6 

 67.6 



14.7 

 14.1 

 16.9 



49.8 



No. 414 



60.6 



No. 415 



49.5 









57 .5 ± .074 









192 

 192 

 192 



95 

 96 

 96 



93 

 95 

 96 



79.5 

 80.0 

 81.5 







No. 416 



68.6 

 58.4 

 67.6 



14.5 

 16.7 

 15.1 



51.6 



No. 417 



51.6 



No. 418 



60.0 







Mean of 3 



58 .2 ± .168 



57. 8 ± .137 



± .335 







Mean of 6 











15 .0± .176 



50.5± .230 

















256 

 256 

 256 



128 

 126 

 130 



126 

 123 

 127 



107.0 

 105.0 

 108.5 







No. 419 



68.2 

 69.0 

 57.7 



15.1 

 14.6 

 14.6 



60.8 



No. 420 



62.0 



No. 421 



60.4 







Mean of 3 



58 .3 ± .208 









256 

 256 

 256 



126 

 126 

 130 



125 



126 

 129 



105.0 

 105.5 

 109.0 







No. 422 



59.0 



68.8 

 57.5 



16.0 

 16.3 

 15.5 



51.2 



No. 423 



50.8 



No. 424 



49.7 







Mean of 3 



58.4± .260 



58 .4 ± .167 



± .410 







Mean of 6 











15.4± .179 



5d.8± .i94 



Error of 1 



























Section H.— Field-Cubed Timotht Collected at New London, Ohio. 

 [Dates of weighing: Original material, July 11; intermediate, Aug. 27; air-dry material, Sept. 28.] 



No. 426 



32 

 32 

 32 



30 

 30 

 30 



30 

 30 

 31 



26.0 

 26.0 

 26.5 



18.8 

 18.8 

 17.2 



13.3 

 13.3 

 14.5 



6.3 



No. 426 



6.3 



No. 427 



3.2 







Mean of 3 



18 .8 ±0.294 









32 

 32 

 32 



30 

 30 

 29 



30 

 31 

 30 



25.6 

 26.0 

 26.0 







No. 428 



20.4 

 18.8 

 18.8 



15.0 

 13.3 

 13.3 



6.3 



No. 429 



3.2 



No. 430 



6.3 







Mean of 3 



19 .8 ± .294 



18 .8 ± .254 



± .623 







Mean of 6 











13 .8 ±0.192 



5. 3 ±0.402 



Error of 1 



























