BULLETIN 1065, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
2 quarts, or 4 quarts capacity in place of the standard quart-size 
kettle. 
2. A kettle having rough edges on top instead of smooth edges, 
which cause the stroker to jar the kettle and the grain in the kettle 
to settle down during the stroking operation. 
MOISTURE CONTENT. — PER CENT 
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Fig. 5. — The influence of moisture content on the test weight of corn. This illustrates 
the necessity of making the weight-per-hushel te^t immediately after the samples have 
been delivered to the inspection or testing room. 
3. Instead of having the kettle rest on a firm base and filling it 
from a standard hopper, it is pulled through the grain until it is 
full: or it is sunk part way into the grain and filled by pulling the 
grain over the edge by hand : or it is filled by a few handf uls and 
