MOISTURE CONTENT AND SHRINKAGE OP FORAGE. 



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

 Section I.— Geeen Red Amber Sokghum Collected at Amakillo, Tex.— Continued. 





"Weight. 



Moisture. 



Sample. 



Orig- 

 inal. 



Inter- 

 mediate. 



Air dry. 



Oven 

 dry. 



Original 

 material. 



Air-dry 

 material. 



Lost in air 

 drying. 



No. 214 



Oumes. 

 196.0 

 202.0 



Ounces. 

 106.0 

 104.0 



Ounces. 

 97.5 

 96.5 



Ounces. 

 62.5 

 61.0 



Per cent. 

 68.1 

 69.8 



Per cent. 

 35.9 

 36,8 



Per cent. 

 50.3 



No. 215 



52.2 







Mean of 3 



69.1 ± .148 



70.1 ± .451 



±1.010 







Mean of 5 











38.1 ± .476 



61 .6± .523 



Error of 1 















260.0 

 258.0 

 260.0 



131.0 

 131.0 

 133.0 



122.5 

 122.0 

 125.5 



76.5 

 78.0 

 78.0 







No.216 



70.6 

 69.8 

 70.0 



37.6 

 36.1 



37.8 



52.9 



No. 217 



52.7 



No. 218 



51.7 







Mean of 3 



70.1 ± .133 









264.0 

 262.0 



139.0 

 129.0 



131.5 

 119.0 



81.5 

 74.0 







No. 219 



69.1 



71.8 



38.0 

 37.8 



50.2 



No.220 



54.6 







Mean of 3. . „ 



70.3 ± .437 



70.8± .274 



± .612 







Mean of 5 











37 .5± .209 



52 .4 ± .437 



Error of 1 



























Section J.— Field-Cured Red Amber Sorghum Collected at Amarillo, Tex. 

 [Dates of weighing: Original material, Nov. 9; intermediate, Dec. 5; air-dry material, Dec. 16.] 



No. 221 



42 

 35 

 37 



40.0 

 33.0 

 34.0 



31.0 

 24.0 

 25.0 



24.0 

 17.0 



18.5 



42.9 

 51.4 

 50.0 



22,6 

 29.2 

 26.0 



26.0 



No.222 



31.4 



No.223 



32.4 







Mean of 3 



48.1 ±1.450 









46 

 38 



37.0 

 35.0 



27.5 

 26.0 



21.0 

 19.0 







No.224 



47.5 

 50.0 



23.6 

 26.9 



31.2 



No. 225 



31.6 







MeanofS 



49.2 ± .459 



48.4± .812 



±1.816 







Mean of 5 











25.6±0.712 



30.5±0.694 



Error ofl 















67 

 69 

 70 



61.0 

 64.0 

 64.0 



52.5 

 54.0 

 54.5 



35.5 

 36.5 

 38.5 







No.226 



47.0 

 47.1 

 45.0 



32.4 

 32.4 

 29.4 



21.6 



No. 227 



21.7 



No.228 



22.1 







Mean of 3 



46.4± .377 









70 



72 



64.0 

 67.0 



54.0 

 58.0 



38.0 

 44.5 







No.229 



45.7 

 38.2 



29.6 

 23.3 



22.9 



No.230 



19.4 







Mean of 3 



4S.0±1.317 



44. 6± .987 



±2.221 







Mean of 5 











29.3± 1,003 



21.5± .351 



Error of 1 . 















105 

 104 

 102 



98.0 

 96.0 

 96.0 



87.5 

 85.5 



85.5 



62.0 

 62.5 

 60.5 







No. 231 



41.0 

 40.0 

 40.7 



29.1 

 26.9 

 29.2 



16,7 



No. 232 



17.8 



No. 233 



16.2 







Meanof 3 



40.6± .163 









104 

 106 



97.0 

 100.0 



88,5 

 88.0 



60.5 

 60.5 







No.234 



41.8 

 42.9 



31.6 

 31.3 



15.0 



No.235 



17.0 







Mean of 3 



41 .8 ± .349 



41 .3 ± .300 



± .671 







Mean of 5 











29.7± .515 



16.5 ± .281 



Error of 1 















133 

 135 

 134 



125.0 

 127.0 

 126.0 



113.5 

 116.0 

 116.5 



82.0 

 79.5 

 86.0 







No. 236 



38.3 

 41.1 

 35.8 



27.8 

 31. S 

 26.2 



14.7 



No. 237... 



14.1 



No. 238 



13.1 







Mean of 3 



88, 4 ± .842 





. 





134 

 134 



128.0 

 124.0 



118.0 

 115.0 



82.0 

 84.0 







No. 239 



38.8 

 37.3 



30.5 

 27.0 



12.0 



No. 240 ;... 



14.2 







Mean of 3 



87 ,8 ± ,477 



38, 3 ± .628 



±1,182 

















28.6± .617 



13.6± .290 



Error of 1 . . 



















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