CARRYING QUALITIES OF EXPORT CORN. St 
thermometer 7, increased gradually in temperature until 88° F. was 
reached April 5. Thermometer 8 shows that the temperature of 
the corn near the bottom did not go over 63° F. and during the latter 
part of the voyage decreased to 50° I. being influenced by the water 
temperature. 
When the hatch was opened soon after the steamship arrived in 
Aalborg it was seen that the corn was badly damaged on top. The 
corn immediately under the hatch was discharged as far down as 
the main deck, but as 
there did not appear to 
be any improvement 
in the condition, the 
receivers at this port 
refused to take any 
more of it, and conse- 
quently the remainder 
TEMPERATURE °F 
of the corn was left in —— Lit iit 
the hold from about a fours 5 : 2 
week to 10 days longer. : 8 : : y S : : 
During this time the 92 346 758 (98-= == -— cae “Tee ee ze ae 
temperature of the 55 176 470 116-—peememntst Bee 
corn located one-third 56 198 98.6 45—4- 
of the distance down in 
the hold increased 
From 1415220! 140% Ky) 
and the corn stowed 
two-thirds of the dis- 
tance down, which was 
still sound on arrival, 
increased from 88° to 
117° F., and was badly 
heat discolored when 
it was discharged. 
That at the surface 
had a temperature of Fic. 19.—Hold 2: Temperature records of the electrical resistance 
a thermometers, location of the thermometers in the hold, and sam- 
over 145 F . for 20 ples secured in Denmark. Heavy shading represents heat- 
days. As. is seen in damaged corn. (Cargo No. 2.) 
figure 19, the heat damage finally extended fully three-fourths of the 
distance down, as the temperature there was 105° F. when the corn 
was discharged. The grain capacity of this hold was over 73,000 
bushels, and as previously stated was entirely filled with corn. 
As is shown in Table 12, only the corn near the bottom of the hold 
showed any germination or sound kernels at the end of the voyage. 
Table 10 shows that the averages for the corn in this hold, as dis- 
charged, were: Acidity 35.1 c. c., germination 18.1 per cent, sound 
‘+-131 304 185 58 
— 69 22.0 186 59 
PaO rer oak ieee So -=7- 58 208 185 60 
