CARRYING QUALITIES OF EXPORT CORN. 53 
dition of the corn at the surface, which was located back some dis- 
tance from the bulkhead, the corn stowed against the engine-room 
bulkhead had, on an average, a higher temperature by 21° F., a higher 
acidity by 4.8 c. c., and lower germination by 25.5 per cent, less 
sound kernels by 8.9 per cent, and a lower test weight per bushel by 
2.6 pounds. 
Hold 5 was nearly three-quarters filled with corn. In this hold the 
corn ranged from 38° to 65° I’. in temperature, 18 to 24.5 ¢c. c. in acid- 
ity, 48 to 77 per cent 
in germination, and 
82.9 to 94.8 per cent in 
sound kernels. The 
corn was in good con- 
dition when discharged 
except for a small 
amount located near 
the shaft tunnels, which 
was slightly out of con- 
dition. Of the corn lo- 
cated at thesame height 
as the top of the tun- 
nels, that which was 
stowed on and between 
the tunnels had, on an 
average, a higher tem- 
perature by 6° F., a 
higher acidity by 4 c¢.c., 
a lower germination by 
11.2 percent, lesssound 
kernels by 16.1 percent, 
and a lower test weight 
per bushel by 0.5 pound 
than the corn stowed 
half way between the 
tunnels and the outside =3=COND/TION OF THE CORN AS LOADED 
of the hold, as shown EEEB=CONDITION OF THE CORN AS DISCHARGED 
| CARGONo4 | 
SS 21.0 
257039 BE 
5070 74 EE 
7576 99 EEE 
100 70/24 ERASER 
C570 49 Bees GSES a sat A 
507074 =e 
7570 99 ees 
/00T0/124 
SOUNO KERNELS — Yo 
2570 #9 a ee ee ee a ee 
S5O0TO 74- Gate eee ae meena 
2570 39 SEP 
50 70 7+ 
IS 70 99 
/O0TIO 124 
RANGE INTHE TEMPERATURE OF THE CORN AS DISCHARGED- °F 
(AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF THE CORN AS LOADED 37.6 F-RANGES47048F) 
in Table 23, Fic, 34.—Correlation of the temperatures and condition of the 
Hold 6 was about corn as loaded and as discharged. (Cargo No. 4.) 
one-half filled with corn. The corn as discharged ranged from 
39 to 60° F.in temperature, 18 to 21 c. ¢. in acidity, 64 to 86 per 
cent in germination, and 89.6 to 91.3 per cent in sound kernels. 
The condition of the corn in this hold, like that in hold 5, was 
sound when discharged except that a small amount of corn stowed 
next to the shaft tunnels was slightly out of condition. Table 22 
