54 BULLETIN 764, U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
shows the condition of each sample taken as the cargo was being 
loaded and as the cargo was being dis- 
charged. 
The correlation of temperature changes 
and changes in condition of the corn is il- 
lustrated in figure 34. 
(Cargo No. 5.) 
CARGO No. 5. 
Cargo No. 5 consisted of 185,571 bushels 
of natural corn, The corn was loaded April 
20 to 24, 1911. The steamship sailed April 
25 and arrived at Dunkirk, France, May 13, 
where the corn was discharged from May 
18 to 27. The length of the ocean voyage 
was 18 days. The maximum time that any 
of the corn was in the vessel was 38 days 
and the average time 31 days. This cargo 
was not accompanied to Europe, but was 
thoroughly sampled at time of loading in 
America and again at time of discharge in 
France. 
The heavyshading represents heat-damaged cornas discharged. 
STOWAGE OF THE CORN. 
The steamship had five cargo holds, as 
shown in figure 35. This shipment was a 
full cargo, each hold being entirely filled 
with corn. 
CONDITION OF THE CORN AS LOADED. 
The condition of the corn as loaded is 
shown in Tables 24 and 25. The averages 
for the various factors of the corn as loaded 
were as follows: Moisture content 19.2 per 
cent, acidity 24.4 c. c., germination 59.1 per 
cent, sound kernels 95.2 per cent, and weight 
per bushel 53.4 pounds. The corn at the 
time of loading had an average tempera- 
ture of 38° F. 
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PREFI=HOT CORN 
Fig. 35.—Diagram showing arrangement of the steamshipand stowage of the cornin holds. 
TEMPERATURE CHANGES DURING THE VOYAGE AND 
CONDITION OF THE CORN AS DISCHARGED. 
As already stated, the steamship carrying 
cargo No. 5 had each of its five holds entirely 
filled with corn. As the cargo was being 
discharged in Europe, it was found that the corn in the upper portion 
