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BULLETIN 86, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 5. — Individual tests — Drop tests. 

 f-LNCH BARRELS. 



No. of 

 barrel. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 boops. 



Height 

 of drop, 



Rate of 

 leakage. 



Remarks. 



SIDE DROP. 



6 

 8 



Inches. 



6 



12 



18 



24 



30 







9 



12 



24 



27 



Lbs. per 

 minute. 





0.3 

 2!o 







.3 



2.0 



Stave slipped; leak at chimes. 



Leak between staves. 



Stave cracked. 



Head cracked; hoops slipped at head. 



Head broke out. 



Leak at chime and between staves. 



Staves slipping. 



Stave broke. 



Flag coming out at head. 



Head broke out; split at dowels. 



DIAGONAL DROP. 



Leak at chime. 

 Head broke. 

 Head broke out. 



1-INCH BARRELS. 



SIDE DROP. 



13 



13a 



6 



8 





 9 

 15 

 24 

 39 

 9 

 12 

 21 





Leaking slightly. 



Leak of chime and between staves. 



Stave broke. 



Hoop slipped at head. 



Test discontinued. 



Leak at chime; stave slipped. 



Stave broke. 



Bilge hoop slipped. 





0.2 



1.0 



23.2 





35.7 



DIAGONAL DROP. 



14 



14a 



6 

 8 



9 

 15 

 18 



9 

 15 

 18 





Leak at chime. 

 Head failing. 

 Head broke out. 

 Leak between staves. 

 Flag coming out. 

 Head broke out. 











0.3 



2-INCH BARRELS. 



SIDE DROP. 



21 



21a 



6 

 8 



9 

 21 

 24 

 27 

 48 



9 

 21 

 33 

 36 





Leaks at chimes; staves slipped. 



Stave broke. 



Bilge hoop slips. 



Head hoop slipped. 



Test discontinued. 



Stave slips. 



Leak at chime. 



Head broke. 



Head broke out. 







2.0 

 11.3 





.3 



.7 



DIAGONAL DROP. 



22 

 22a 



6 

 8 



6 

 12 

 15 

 21 

 15 

 is 





Leak at chime. 



Stave sheared. 



Leak through joint of head. 



Head broke out. 



Head breaking. 



Head broke out. 





0.7 

 .3 

 .6 

 .4 



