60 BULLETIN 1764, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
The correlation of temperature changes and changes in the con- 
dition of the corn is illustrated in figure 37. 
CARGO No. 6. 
_ Cargo No. 6 consisted of 200,270 bushels of corn, part. of which was 
natural corn and part of which was artificially dried corn. It was 
loaded March 21 to 27, 1911. The steamship sailed March 28 and 
arrived in Rotterdam, Holland, April 17, where the corn was dis- 
charged from April 18 to April 22. The length of the ocean voyage 
was 20 days; the maximum time any of the corn was in the vessel 
was 32 days; and the average time was 27 days. 
STOWAGE OF THE CORN. | 
The steamship had five cargo holds, as is shown in figure 38. This 
shipment was a full cargo, each hold being entirely filled with corn. 
Holds 1, 2, 3, and 5 were filled with natural corn, and hold 4 contained 
artificially dried corn. 
CONDITION OF THE CORN AS LOADED. 
The condition of the corn as loaded is shown in Tables 27, 28, and 
29. It will be noted from Table 28 that, on an average, the dried 
corn in hold 4 had a temperature of 50° F., was relatively high in 
acidity (27 ¢. c.) and low in germination (45.6 per cent), but had a low 
moisture content (15.6 percent). Sound kernels, as determined by 
mechanical analysis, averaged 92.5 per cent. The natural corn in the 
remaining holds of the cargo had an average temperature of 42° F., 
acidity of 24.3 ¢.c., germination of 65.3 per cent, and 95.7 per cent 
of sound kernels, but was high in moisture content, which averaged 
20.2 per cent. 
TABLE 27.—Range in the principal factors showing quality and condition of the corn in 
cargo No. 6 as loaded and as discharged, by holds. 
Tempera- | Moisture | aq dity Germina- Sound Weight 
Hold. ture. content. tion. kernels. {per bushel. 
Hold 1: cers Per cent. Cre: Per cent. Per cent. Pounds. 
AsHoaded!= ssc Secceeee sae 41.0- 50.0] 19.7-20.6 } 22.5-24.2 | 63.0-76.0] 93.7-96.3 | 52.5-53.8 
as Gischargede=seeeeeeeeeee 42.0- 53.0 19. 0-20. 0 26. 3-41. 4 16. 0-55. 0 53. 4-85. 8 49. 5-51.0 
Hold 2: 
Ais loaded asec secn acseceee 39.0- 49.0 | 19.2-20.4 |] 21.9-27.2 | 52.0-78.0 | 95.4-97.7 | 53.0-53.3 
= ae discharged....-...-.---- 45. 0-140. 0 15. 0-27.0 24. 8-65. 2 0-50. 0 3. 2-93. 7 46. 0-52. 0 
old 3: : 
SA'S loadedis- == see cece 37.0- 40.0 20. 1-20. 9 22. 9-24. 4 61. 0-82. 0 94. 0-98. 0 52. 0-53. 0 
= ‘ae discharged ........------ 44. 0-140.0 17. 6-20. 4 22. 8-59. 5 0-55. 0 1. 5-76. 1 45. 5-51.0 
old 4: 
As loaded............------ 43. 0- 56.0 14. 7-16.3 23. 2-31.0 24. 0-61. 0 86. 1-96. 5 53. 0-54. 8 
= rae discharged ......-..--..-- 50.0- 85.0 | 14.4-16.2 |] 25.5-32.7 | 7.0-52.8 | 57.9-95.6 | 52.0-53.5 
old 5: 
AsHloadedet a tose eee cae ee 40.0- 44.0 19. 7-20. 9 22. 4-28. 6 56-0-73.0 93. 9-97. 1 52. 0-53. 5 
As discharged.......-..-.-- 44. 0-120.0 18. 8-21.0 22. 9-54. 9 5. 0-66. 0 35. 3-97. 3 47. 5-52.3 
