INFLUENCE OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MOISTURE CONTENT. 7 



for any group was 3.8 per cent and the greatest average loss was 

 1.4 per cent. 



In connection with the conclusions expressed in the preceding 

 paragraph, it should be borne in mind that the increase in the total 

 yield of mill products associated with the higher relative humidities 

 was due, no doubt, to decreased evaporation during milling of the 



RELATIVE HUMIDITY -PER CENT 



— 5 



13 



4-5 



26 



5 



— — 8 



25 



216 



80 



6 



3 



19 



155 



7? 



38 







15 



6Z 



31 



A 



Fig. 3, 



Number of Tests 



-Relation of the relative humidity of the air within the mill and the moisture 

 content of wheat to the total weight of mill products. 



moisture contained in the wheat and in some cases to the absorption 

 of moisture from the air by certain mill stocks, and, furthermore, 

 that the increase in yields associated with the lower moisture content 

 wheats was due to the greater amounts of water which it was neces- 

 sary to add in tempering in order to bring the final moisture content 

 of these wheats up to 15 per cent. The amounts of temper water 



