CARRYING QUALITIES OF EXPORT CORN. 45 
The temperature of hot corn cften decreases after the corn has 
been fermenting for some time, due no 
doubt to the more or less complete de- 
struction of the compounds and tissues 
upon which the biochemical processes act. 
By examining figure 28, it will be seen 
that there is a close relation between the 
deterioration of the corn and the increase 
in temperature. 
(Cargo No.3.) 
TOP OF CORN 
CARGO No. 3. 
Cargo No. 3 consisted of 145,714 bushels 
of naturalcorn. The corn was loaded De- 
cember 22 and 23,1911. The vessel sailed 
December 24 and arrived in Bremerhaven 
January 7, where the corn was discharged 
from January 10 to 14. The length of 
the ocean voyage was 14 days. The max- 
imum time that any of the corn was in 
the vessel was 23 days and the average 
time 21 days. 
The heavy shading represents heat-damaged corn discharged. 
HEAVY SHADING REPRESENTS HOT OGRN 
LIGHT SHADING REPRESENTS COOL CORN 
STOWAGE OF THE CORN. 
NOTE- 
The steamship had six cargo holds, as 
is shown in figure 29, and each of the 
holds was only partly filled with corn. 
The vessel had two shaft tunnels running 
through the bottom of holds 3, 4, 5, and 6, 
one of which carried steam pipes that sup- 
plied the steam for the rudder machinery. 
Both tunnels were ventilated. 
CONDITION OF THE CORN AS LOADED. 
The condition of the corn as loaded is 
shown in Tables 19 and 20. The averages 
for the various factors in the corn as loaded 
were as follows: Moisture content 19.3 per 
cent, acidity 16.8 c. c., germination 73.4 per 
cent, sound kernels 93.4 per cent, weight 
per bushel 54.5 pounds. The corn at 
this time had an average temperature of 
32° F. It will be noted that the corn 
was in very sound condition as indicated 
by the extremely low acidity test of 16.8 
c. ¢. 
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(A)=CONDITION OF THE GORN OVER STARBOARD SHAFT TUNNE'* 
(8)=CONDITION OF THE GORN OVER PORT SHAFT TUNNEL 
TUNNEL VENTILATORS (2) 
Fic. 29.—Diagram showing arrangement of the steamship and stowage of the corn in holds. 
