50 BULLETIN 764, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
follows: Moisture content 19.5 per cent, acidity 21.0 c. ¢., germina- 
tion 69.9 per cent, sound kernels 94.0 per cent, weight per bushel 
53.4 pounds. The corn at the time of loading had an average tem- 
perature of 37.6° F. 
TABLE 21.—Rangein the principal factors, showing quality and condition of the corn in 
cargo No. 4, as loaded and as discharged, by holds. 
Tempera- Moisture Ary Germina- Sound |Weight per 
Hold. ture. content. AGRE: tion. kernels. | bushel. 
Hold 1: oR. Per cent. BoB Per cent. Per cent. Pounds. 
INGioad edie. ae sae ee 35. 0- 37.0 | 19.4-19.6 | 20.0-21.0] 61.0-63.0|] 93.5-94.2] 53.2-54.2 
as discharged........-.---- 39.0- 49.0] 19.3-19.6 | 20.5-20.5} 56.0-66.0] 90.8-91.6 | 53.0-53.0 
Hold 2: 
ASiloaded (]. 53 ee ee 34.0- 34.0] 19.0-19.9 | 19.0-22.0 | 63.0-75.0] 93.3-96.6 | 53.0-53.0 
a as discharged .-22-4..--..-- 39.0- 44.0] 18.6-20.4 | 20.5-27.0 | 82.0-67.0| 73.9-93.7 | 53.0-53.5 
old 3: 
Asiloaded?. 658535. ae ase22 34.0- 39.0] 18.5-20.3 | 19.5-22.5] 58.0 82.0] 89.1-95.6 | 52. 7-54.0 
a Fe discharged........-..... 40.0-118.0 | 18.4-38.1]| 17.0-49.0 78.0 93.4 | 48. 0-53.7 
old 4: 
AS load edissai tere 35.0- 48.0] 18.9-20.7 | 19.5-23.0] 68.0-78.0| 89.7-97.2 | 52.2-54.2 
ae as discharged........-...-. 40.0- 79.0 | 18.1-20.8| 19.0-39.0] 12.0-61.0] 48.6-91.7] 48.5-54.0 
old 5: 
NS 1OAGEd <8 222 ee eae 36. 0- 38.0 | 17.6-19.7 | 20.0-25.0| 60.0-76.0} 89.6-95.4] 51.5-55.0 
ae on discharged........-...-- 38.0- 65.0] 17.7-20.0 | 18.0-24.5] 48.0-77.0| 82.9-94.8 | 45.5-53.5 
old 6: 
INSioaded'! 2.6 as: eee 37.0- 38.0] 18.8-19.0 | 20.0-20.0] 80.0-84.0 | 91.5-93.9 | 54.0-55.0 
As discharged....----.----- 39. 0- 60.0 18. 5-19. 2 18. 0-21. 0 64. 0-86. 0 89. 6-91. 3 52. 5-53. 5 
TEMPERATURE CHANGES DURING THE VOYAGE AND CONDITION OF THE CORN AS 
DISCHARGED. 
The steamship carrying this cargo was of practically the same 
construction as the vessel carrying cargo No. 3, except that it did 
not have any steam pipes in either of its shaft tunnels. The corn 
was loaded to varying heights in each of the six holds, only hold 3 
being entirely filled with corn. With the exception of small amounts 
of corn in the upper part of hold 3 and the forward part of hold 4, 
the corn in this cargo changed but little during the voyage and 
arrived in Europe in good condition. The detailed results of the 
analyses of the samples taken from this cargo are shown in Table 22. 
Hold 1 was filled about one-third full of corn. The corn as dis- 
charged ranged from 39° to 49° F. in temperature, 20.5 c. ¢. in 
acidity, 56 to 66 per cent in germination, and 90.8 to 91.6 per cent 
in sound kernels. 
Hold 2 was more than half-filled with corn. The corn as dis- 
charged ranged from 39° to 44° F. in temperature, 20.5 to 27 c. c. in 
acidity, 32 to 67 per cent in germination, and 79.9 to 93.7 per cent 
in sound kernels. Sample No. 3 represents a thin layer of corn at 
the surface which was somewhat moldy and had started to go out 
of condition. It tested 27 c. c. m acidity, germinated 32 per cent, 
and had 73.9 per cent of sound kernels. Neither of the two other 
samples taken from this hold lower down in the corn tested over 
21 c. c. im acidity or contained less then 93.5 per cent of sound 
kernels. 
