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TABLE "E" LOSS OF WATER BY EVAPORATION FROM PLATINUM DISHES 



Rate loss per day for _ 



No. Wt. Dry Moisture 3 days^ 3 - '7 7 - 10 10 - 15 15-17 H 



Plat Soil days days days days a^t 



end 

 17 da. 



gms . gms . 'fc gms . gms . gma . gms . gms . gms . 



I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X 



49.82 23.50 6.58 4.40 2.25 .89 .06 2.85 



43,86 20.56 6.47 3.96 1.78 .42 -.01 2.01 



33.11 17.16 5.65 2.70 1.20 .11 -.01 1.47 



28.58 13.75 5.30 2.28 .66 .05 -.01 1.45 

 53.73 26.85 6.12 5.72 2.53 .86 .02 2.21 

 43.il 25.02 5.74 4.47 1.81 .24 .00 1.89 

 46.30 23.02 6.93 4.22 1.89 .35 -.01 1.93 



43.12 22.46 5.82 4.21 1.97 3.6 -.02 1.90 

 44.76 21.39 7.03 3.49 1.97 .54 .01 2.11 



47.59 24.25 6.78 4.16 2.12 .69 .00 2.16 

 44.91 23.91 6.23 4.35 1.90 .40 .00 1.91 

 45.01 24.18 6.45 3.96 2.07 .19 .00 2.07 

 40.38 20.34 6.26 3.45 1.84 .24 -.01 1.65 

 28.04 13.97 5.62 3.14 -.93 .13 -.08 1.35 



