CARRYING QUALITIES OF EXPORT CORN. 
in the discussion of 
the condition of the 
corn in hold 5. 
The corn in hold 5 
underwent very little 
deterioration and was 
discharged in good 
condition, excepting 
that portion of the 
corn that was stowed 
next to the propeller- 
shaft tunnel, along the 
bottom part of the 
hold, which was in a 
sour, moldy, and heat- 
ing condition. As is 
shown in figure 62, the 
corn located directly 
on top of the shaft 
tunnel began to in- 
crease in temperature 
as soon as the ship got 
in motion at the be- 
ginning of the voyage, 
and the temperature 
increased in a regular 
manner during the re- 
mainder of the voy- 
age, while the temper- 
| | | | | | 
TEMPERATURE °F 
FEB. = 
2829 1 2°3 4 56 67 8 
G' SAMPLE No. 
56 
87 
MARCH 
9 10 I 12 13 _ 14 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 
te GERMINATION Yo 
s2 
28 
f. ACIDITY C.C. 
G 
° 
282 
180 
21.4 
& GAMPLE Wo 
@ OR 
&7 
6a, 
Fic. 61.—Hold 5: Temperature records of electrical resistance ther- 
mometers, location of the thermometers in the hold, and samples 
secured at Rotterdam. Heavy shading represents heat-damaged 
corn. 
MA 
*EB RCH 
ep28 ies 45 678 9 10 11 
l2 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 2 
(Cargo No. 8.) 
0 2i 22 
TEMPERATURE ¥ 
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5 ¢ < of ae 26 
68 652 180 27~ ‘eB 21 87 
204 “a 54 
Fic. 62.—Hold 5: Showing effect of the heat from the propeller-shaft 
tunnel on the corn located against the tunnel. 
4—— t f— SS 
OCEAN VOYAGE 
(Cargo No. 8.) 
ature of the corn 
stowed the same 
height in the hold, 
but halfway between 
the shaft tunnel and 
the sides of the 
hold, remained prac- 
tically stationary 
during the whole 
voyage. 
Table 40 shows 
that the corn located 
directly on top of 
the shaft tunnel 
increased 55° F. in 
temperature, 12.6 
ec. c. in acidity, 
