CARRYING QUALITIES OF EXPORT CORN. 
germinate. The 
corn located about 
6 feet from the bot- 
tom and halfway 
between the shaft 
tunnel and the 
side of the hold in- 
creased 11° F. in 
temperature and 
tested 30.1 c. c. m 
acidity, 55 per cent 
in germination, 74.3 
per cent in sound 
kernels, and 51.5 
pounds in weight per 
bushel, as is shown 
by sample No. 32, 
while the corn be- 
tween the tunnels 
and near the bottom 
of the hold increased 
but 5° F. in temper- 
ature and tested 
28.4 ¢. c. in acidity, 
56 per cent in ger- 
mination, 82.9 per 
cent in sound ker- 
nels, and _~ 53.75 
pounds in weight 
per bushel, as is 
shown by sample 
No. 33. 
RANGE IN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CORNAS DISCHARGED- 
i 
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CARGO No.7 
S5OrTro 74 8 
757To 998 
/007T0/24 
/2570/49 
SOro 74 iam 
75TO OOF 
1/00 To/24 
125 T0/49 
TEMPERATURE OF THE CORN AS LOADED: AVERAGE 62°F, RANGE 56r067 SF 
CONDITION OF THE CORN AS LOADED 
CONO/TION OF THE CORNAS DISCHARGEO 
Fig, 53.—Correlation of the temperature and condition of the corn as 
loaded and as discharged. (Cargo No. 7.) 
TasLe 35.—L fect of the shaft-tunnel heat on the corn stowed next to the shaft tunnel in 
hold 6. 
Sample : is - Weight 
N = Location of samples. feme iE Acidity. i couse per 
* * | bushel. 
Ms CNG. Per cent. | Per cent.| Pounds. 
30 | On unprotected part of shaft tunnel..... 87 30. 8 23 69.8 SL. 2 
31 | On plank-protected part of shaft tunnel. . 86 29.9 33 83.1 52.2 
a0jand SL, |; Omshait tunmels 2325s peei2 tee _j2. | 86 30.3 28 71.4 51.7 
32 | Tunnel height, halfway out.............. | 75 30.1 55 74.3 als 
1A verage for samples Nos, 30 and 31, 
