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positions of stowage 
in holds 6 and 7 are 
illustrated in figures 
70 and 71. 
The correlation of 
the temperature 
changes and the 
changes in the condi- 
tion of the corn is il- 
lustrated in figure 72. 
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SUMMARY. 
The results of these 
investigations may be 
summarized in very 
few words: 
(1) If the corn was 
dry and in a sound 
condition when 
shipped, it arrived, in 
Fig. 70.—Hold 6: Temperature records of electrical resistance ther- r : : 
mometers, location of the thermometers in the hold, and samples Kurope in ; e like 
secured at Liverpool. Heavy shading represents heat-damaged sound condition, Tre= 
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(2) But the higher 
the percentage of 
moisture in the corn 
when shipped, the 
greater was the danger 
of spoilage during the 
voyage. 
(3) Various contrib- 
uting causes worked 
with the moisture 
in causing spoilage. 
A combination of 
two or more contrib- oe Se are online 
uting causes result- “51 eee 
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ed in much greater 
: Fic. 71.—Hold 7: Temperature records of electrical resistance ther- 
spo il ag e€ 5 t h an one mometers, location of the thermometers in the hcld, and samples 
contributin g cause secured at Liverpool. Heavy shading represents heat-damaged 
Alone corn. (Cargo No. 9.) 
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