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BULLETIN 353, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



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

 Section H.— Field-Cured Timothy Collected at New London, Ohio— Continued. 





Weight. 



Moisture. 



Sample. 



Orig- 

 inal. 



Inter- 

 mediate. 



Ail- dry. 



Oven 

 dry. 



Original 

 material. 



Air-dry 

 material. 



Lost in air 

 drying. 



No. 431 



Ounces. 

 64 

 64 

 64 



Ounces. 

 59 

 59 

 68 



Ounces. 

 60 

 59 

 58 



Ounces. 

 51.5 

 51.5 

 50.0 



Per cent. 

 19.6 

 19.6 

 21.9 



Per cent. 

 14.0 

 12.7 

 13.7 



Per cent. 

 6.3 



No. 432 



7.9 



No. 433 



9.4 







Mean of 3 



20 .4 ± .422 









64 

 64 

 64 



57 

 58 

 59 



58 

 60 

 60 



49.5 

 51.0 

 51.0 







No. 434 



22.7 

 20.3 

 20.3 



14.6 

 15.0 

 15.0 



9.4 



No. 435 



6.3 



No. 436 



6.3 







Mean of 3 



21oldb .440 

 20.7± .321 



± .786 







Mean of 6 











14 .2 ± .224 



7.6 ± .384 



Error of 1 















96 

 96 

 96 



87 

 88 

 89 



88 

 89 

 88 



75.5 

 75.5 

 75.5 







No. 437 



21.4 

 21.4 

 21.4 



14.1 

 15.1 

 14.1 



8.4 



No. 438 



7.3 



No. 439 



8.4 







Mean of 3 



21 ,4 ± .000 









96 

 96 

 96 



88 

 88 

 85 



88 

 89 

 85 



76.0 

 75.5 

 73.0 







No. 440 



20.8 

 21.4 

 24.0 



13.6 

 15.0 

 14.1 



8.4 



No. 441 



7.3 



No. 442 



11.5 







Mean of 3 



22 .1± .541 



21 .7 ± .285 

 ± .697 







Mean of 6 











14 .3 ± .148 



8.6± .388 



Error of 1 















128 

 128 

 128 



118 

 118 

 118 



118 

 117 

 119 



101.0 

 101.0 

 102.5 







No. 443 



21.2 

 21.2 

 19.9 



14.4 

 13.7 

 13.8 



7.9 



No. 444 



8.6 



No. 445 



7.1 







Mean of 3 



20 ,8 ± .239 









128 

 128 

 128 



119 

 121 

 120 



118 

 122 

 120 



101.5 

 104.0 

 104.0 







No. 446 



20.6 

 18.8 

 18.8 



14.0 

 14.7 

 13.3 



7.9 



No. 447 



4.7 



No. 448 



6.3 







Mean of 3 



19 .4 ± .331 



20.1 ± .277 



± .678 







Mean of 6 











14.0± .127 



7.1± .354 



Error of 1 



























Section I.— Geeen Red Amber Sorghum Collected at Amaeillo, Tex. 

 [Dates of weighing: Original material, Sept 4; intermediate, Dec. 5; air-dry material, Dec. 16.] 



No. 201 



64.0 

 65.0 

 70.0 



32.0 

 32.0 

 35.0 



25.0 

 25.0 

 28.0 



16.5 

 15.5 

 19.0 



74.2 

 76.2 

 72.9 



34.0 

 38.0 

 32.1 



60.9 



No.202 



61.5 



No. 203 



60.0 







Mean of 3 



74.4±0.528 









64.0 

 72.0 



34.0 

 40.0 



27.0 

 33.0 



16.5 

 22.5 







No. 204 



74.2 

 68.7 



38.9 

 31.8 



57.8 



No. 205 



54.2 







Mean of 3 



71.9± 

 73.2± 



±1 



.897 

 .516 

 .153 

















84.8±0.894 



58.9±0.801 

















137.0 

 128.0 

 136.0 



73.0 

 64.0 

 76.0 



65.0 

 55.5 

 66.0 



39.0 

 35.5 

 40.0 







No. 206 



71.5 



72.3 

 70.6 



40.0 

 36.0 

 39.3 



52.6 



No. 207 



56.6 



No. 208 



51.5 







Mean of 3 



71.5± 



.270 









139.0 



72.0 



64.0 



41.0 







No. 209 



70.5 



35.9 



54.0 



No 2101 





















Mean of 4 



71. 2 ± 



± 



.248 

 .494 



87. 9± .630 



58. 7± .643 

















204.0 

 192.0 

 200.0 



110.0 

 96.0 

 110.0 



100.5 

 87.0 

 100.0 



61.0 

 52.5 

 61.0 







No. 211 



70.1 

 72.7 

 69.5 



39.3 

 39.7 

 39.5 



50.7 



No. 212 



54.7 



No. 213 



50.0 









70.8± 



.541 











1 



Sample in 



ured by n 









lice. 









