42 BULLETIN 764, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TABLE 16.—Condition of the natural corn in hold 5 as loaded and the change in condition 
while the corn was in the vessel—samples taken in order in the hold, from top to 
bottom. 
[T 37, etc., represents samples in crossed-wire containers fastened to resistance thermometers of the same 
numbers; * indicates not included in the average.] 
Temperature. foisture Acidity. Germination. 
Sam- 
Re A A A A 
0. s : S ; s .. | As : 
As dis- As dis- As dis- As dis- 
sone: charged. lea charged. toad charged. ee charged. 
2 L8G IE Cis || Ro Gig 4) Cae c.e I25Gip|| SIPS ae 
Av BY/ 53 122 | 19.1 TL Tb Paes ee) 29.0 75 20 
MStloxesne TDS Boooac SON |Scee ee Po Lessa 0 
Ui Neoacse (Ue Beaeee Gs 20m eee ee BELO esas 55 
T 38 53 64 |} 19.2 18.4 | 22.4 31.3 66 , oo 
SOR eanee LAD Besos (Al) eee OE ihe\| eiseicle 0 
SLE Par eeecss WSS (Oi Seema PARA | Sean 30 
SZ eeeee 1 ee eae WWeay| Besse Deka eae 2 ce 44 
Cail soeee G2U ea USBOAB Segoe 2B 5CElseecce 49 
T 39 54 TOUS Besecoor 19.5 29.6 62 4 
T 40 55 95 | 18.4 18.4 | 19.9 28.5 63 0 
SAN so sere U8 sees 125 RSS 2 baceed 13 
T 41 54 61 | 18.3 18.6 | 20.6 26.2 68 58 
Gon ae sees GS) sgzoce SSCA lepes 23a see es 61 
is Weight per 
Sound kernels. Beano 
As As 
As dis- As dis- 
ee charged. lone charged. 
P.ct.| P. ct. | Pounds.| Pounds. 
93.2 47.7 53.75 51.00 
Sdodes HE WiScscadsoe 49. 50 
eect Che lsaecsens~ 52.00 
90.3 89.0 52.50 52.00 
sdscc5 OM coe pee 47.75 
Bneobs SONOIESean eee 49.25 
Sate SISO ae Sececce 49.25 
Sse Obs (allesssacese 50. 25 
95.9 89.8 BeBe) lastecceo 
95.1 395. 2 53.50 51.00 
noense S72 ee eee 51.00 
95.5 84.8 53.75 52.00 
BeeeC 92.4 ee eee 51.75 
The influence of the tunnel heat on the corn in hold 5, is illustrated 
by the temperature records for thermometers 39, 40, and 41 in figure 
MARCH 
© ny At: ed nd aod VL Me] Sueom2I= xz 
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3838 
TEMPERATURE °F. 
eb 8s 
aIMEINIOa 
Peo 
Fic. 27.—Hold 5: Temperature records of the electrical resistance 
thermometers, location of the thermometers, and ‘‘t 
located at the height of the top of the shaft tunnel. 
rap’’ samples 
Samples se- 
cured in Denmark. Heavy shading represents heat-damaged 
corn. (Cargo No. 2.) 
27. Thermometer 40 
was located on the 
steel part of the tun- 
nel, thermometer 39 
about 3 feet above 
the plank covered 
part of the tunnel, 
and thermometer 41 
thesame height as the 
top of the tunnel but 
halfway out toward 
the side of the ship. 
Thermometer 40 indi- 
cated a rapid increase 
intemperature during 
the first week after 
the vessel sailed, and 
registered 95° F. on 
March 10. The tem- 
perature decreased to 86° F. on March 11, after which it did not vary 
much until the steamship arrived at Denmark, when the temperature 
The temperature of the corn 
along the tunnel varied with the water and air temperature, but was 
considerably higher after the first few days. Thermometer 39 
located 3 feet above the plank covered part of the tunnel registered 
dropped 16 degrees in four days. 
