28 BULLETIN 353, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TaBLeE VIII.—Rate of loss of moisture in Red Amber sorghum during the early stages of 
curing at Hays, Kans., in 1914. 
On August 18. On September 25. 
Time of Time Bunched. Seattered. Bunched. Scattered. 
weighing. |elapsed. 
Weight. | L0ssin | weignt, | Loss in | weignt. | Lessin | weignt. | Lossin 
weight. weight. weight. weight. 
Hr. m.| Pounds. | Per cent.| Pounds. | Per cent.| Pounds. | Per cent.| Pounds. | Per cent. 
AAD ye Tens evel yee emcees 110.0 0 99.5 100.0 0 100.0 
ILS HTSUS Sales, LW 109.5 sik 99.0 5 99.5 25 100.0 0 
20S pales cele 20 109.0 9 98.0 1.5 99.0 1.0 99.5 0 
PART O18 Sonos ol) 108. 0 1.8 97.5 2.0 98.5 1.5 99.0 1.0 
PPS UN sooolese. oD) 107.5 2.3 97.0 2.5 98.5 15 98.0 2.0 
ARs i sssaicon Fl) 106.5 3.2 95.5 4.0 96.0 4.0 97.5 2.5 
PAS TRIS e aed bos 106.0 3.6 94.5 5.0 97.5 255 . 97.0 3.0 
SATs ool Ly SW 104.5 5.0 93.5 6.0 97.0 3.0 96.0 4.0 
3249 Dede. = 104.0 5.5 90.5 9.0 96.5 3.5 95.0 5.0 
CF ay ore 1 « ees eae 0) 103.0 6.4 89.0 10.6 96.5 3.5 94.0 6.0 
4545) meee | ome 102.5 6.8 88.0 11.6 95.5 4.5 93.0 7.0 
Held Pedeeeel aso 102.0 7.3 87.0 12.6 95.5 4.5 92.0 8.0 
BAS Domes ele 4 vec ce 101.0 8.2 86.5 13.1 95.0 5.0 91.0 9.0 
The striking point to be noted in connection with Table VIII is 
the great difference in the rate of moisture loss between sorghum 
and alfalfa or timothy, as indicated in Tables VIII to XI, inclusive. 
At New London, Ohio, determinations were made of the rate of loss 
of moisture in timothy cut when in full bloom on July 4 and again 
on July 6. Thesky was partly cloudy on July 4 and the temperature 
was 76° F. at noon. On July 6 the sky was clear and the thermome- 
ter registered 80° F. at 11 o’clock a. m., 79° at 1 o’clock p. m., and 
76° at 4 o’clock p.m. In each case the samples were scattered in 
drying. 
TABLE IX.—Rate of loss of moisture in timothy during the early stages of curing at New 
London, Ohio, in 1914. 
Time of weighing. ae. Weight. Loss in || Time of weighing. one Weight. es 
elapse weight. elapsed. weight. 
July 4: Hr. m. | Pounds. | Per cent. || July 6: Hr. m. | Pounds. | Per cent. 
TOO MES ese eee 115 0 UNAUUES enae shee AS ieee 115 0 
2 ON aM tere <= 551) 112 2.6 HPO ae meee elo 112 2.6 
2 S20 Dean ee Sonal) 110 4.3 P20 ASM ere BSA 24) 110 4.3 
12230 Pome a. ee -- 30 107 7.0 L130 ahme os oes sa ro) 108 6.1 
L240 pemMssae- == -- 40 106 7.8 11.40 a.m...... -- 40 106 7.8 
TUS UTS Mac Shae- sey POO 105 8.7 ASO AS MNS secre se 50 104 9.6 
LOOM ames ae 1 103 10.4 IPA Meas Soa aee Law 103 10.4 
1:30 Damas ot 1 30 99 13.9 12:30). 2-5 4. 1 30 98 14.8 
BlOOpamee. Doe 96 16.5 TOO prmicees. ae 94 18.3 
2:30: Dome ances 2 30 92 20.0 1:30 pemees cee 2 30 89 22.6 
S00) pepiteee ee Sige 88 23.5 2.00 pumice see Seae 86 25. 2 
3.30 pame- 222: 3 30 85 26.1 2.30 pease asics 3 30 84 27.9 
4:00\pS Mise se a 7 ee 83 27.9 3.00 DeImMeeases ye 81 29.6 
4-30 pe Mss. 5522 4 30 80 30. 4 Ste a itsle ao 550 4 30 7 32.2 
S:00' poms. t OeRSS 80 30. 4 200 p.Wh: oo 0.6 Dae 77 33.0 
The data given in Table IX show that in the first 30 minutes after 
cutting on July 4 there was a loss of 7 per cent and on July 6 m the 
same time a loss of 6.1 per cent. In the first hour on both dates the 
loss was 10.4 per cent, and in 5 hours the loss was 30.4 per cent on 
