CARRYING QUALITIES OF EXPORT CORN. 37 
By March 26, the temperature had increased to 93° F., after which 
it remained practically stationary until April 2, but during the next 
five days it showed a rapid increase and was 116° F. on April 7, as 
is shown by the temperature record for thermometer 26. It should 
be noted that the tem- seinen 
. 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 Sa Sia: 
perature increased rap- r] 
idly in the three posi- 
tions mentioned from 
the 12th to the 24th 
of March, a period of 
the voyage during es 
which the weather GnRnGAHE 
was rough.  Ther- 
mometer 28, located 
about two-thirds of 
the distance down in 
the hold, indicated a 
temperature of 66° F. 
Ther * 27 — ON ENGINE-ROOM BULKHEAD 
Ther. © 28 — SOFT. BACK 
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on April 8, which was Feb = den pREnnnbeereaz2neees 
TEMPERATURE °F 
an increase of but 9 Se isle 
: 33 FT. FROM TOP OF GORN fre ssoSorteacn 
degrees during the eae 
voyage. The temper- 7H Pe Beet 
ature of the corn near 
the bottom of the 
hold varied somewhat 
with the water tem- 
perature, reaching its 
maximum of 67° IF. re. 24.—Hold 4: Temperature records showing the elect of heat 
on Ma rch 1 0, aft er from the engines on the temperature of corn. (Cargo No. 2.) 
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which it gradually decreased to 49° F. on April 7, at which time 
the water temperature was 33° F. 
TaBLe 14.—EH fect of boiler heat on the corn. 
Increase. Decrease. 
Sample , 
No. ALCL ORO SASL eae Tem- Acid- Moist- | Germi- | Sound Weight 
ee ity. ure. | nation. | kernels. beets: 
ais c.c. |Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.| Pounds. 
19 | Opposite donkey boiler.............--- 38 12.6 59 58.4 3.75 
20 | Opposite coal bunker..........-....--- 6 1.8 2.6 (1) LOR. 25 
1 No change. 
Note that the temperature of the corn was over 100° F. near the 
surface for 14 days before it was discharged, 4 feet under the surface 
for 13 davs, and 12 feet under the surface for 3 days. 
