BULLETIN 
17. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 3. — Individual tests — Side compression. 
§-INCH BARRELS. 
No. 
Num- 
Deflec- 
tion. 
Rate 
of 
ber of 
Load. 
of 
Remarks. 
barrel. 
hoops. 
leaking. 
Lbs. per 
minute. 
1 
6 
0.81 
5,000 
Seepage through pores. 
Staves slip. 
1.12 
6,000 
1.24 
2.35 
3.80 
6,340 
8,920 
11,000 
Leak between staves. 
Stave broke. 
Horizontal shear in top stave. 
1.6 
5.38 
14,380 
6.5 
Stave broke. 
6.35 
13,640 
42.8 
One-half contents escaped. 
2 
6 
.88 
1.20 
5,000 
6,000 
Leak at chime. 
Stave slipped. 
2.54 
8,500 
1.7 
Stave sheared. 
5.97 
10,850 
29.0 
One-half contents escaped. 
la 
8 
.85 
1.08 
5,500 
6,500 
Leak between staves. 
Staves slip. 
2.80 
9,460 
2.1 
Bottom stave sheared. 
3.80 
11,250 
15.0 
Stave split. 
4.37 
11,000 
23.0 
Stave broke. 
5.40 
12,310 
31.0 
Do. 
5.70 
11,880 
32.0 
One-half contents escaped. 
2a 
8 
.60 
4,500 
Seepage through pores. 
Leakage around end at bottom. 
.64 
4, 750 
1.55 
7,500 
Staves slip. 
3.80 
12,320 
2.9 
Stave broke. 
4.62 
12,070 
2.0 
Bottom stave broke. 
7.11 
15,040 
28.0 
Stave broke. 
7.61 
15,370 
52.0 
One-half contents escaped. 
f-INCH 
BARRELS. 
9 
10 
9a 
10a 
6 
6 
8 
8 
0.57 
.77 
.86 
2.35 
3.36 
3.75 
!<k) 
1.24 
2.88 
4.00 
4.30 
.64 
.86 
1.15 
3.60 
4.35 
4.53 
.57 
1.03 
1.70 
3.80 
5,000 
6,000 
6,500 
9,730 
10,830 
11,380 
5,500 
6,000 
7,000 
10,910 
11,110 
10, 420 
5,500 
6,500 
8,000 
11,590 
12, 430 
12, 390 
5,000 
7,000 
8,860 
12,010 
Leak at chime. 
Seepage through pores. 
Staves slip. 
Stave broke. 
Do. 
One-half contents escaped. 
Seepage through pores. 
Staves slip. 
Leak between staves and at chimes. 
Bottom stave broke. 
Increased breaking. 
One-half contents escaped. 
Leak between staves. 
Leak at chime. 
Staves slip. 
Top stave sheared. 
Bottom stave broke. 
One-half contents escaped. 
Leak at chime. 
Staves slip. 
Leak between staves. 
One-half contents escaped. 
10.5 
37.0 
39.4 
9.0 
39.0 
57.0 
25.2 
37.5 
33.6 
1.0 
34.0 
i-INCH 
BARRELS. 
17 
6 
0.S6 
1.20 
5,500 
6,500 
Leak at chime. 
4.27 
12, 870 
21.3 
Top stave broke. 
4.40 
12, 260 
24.8 
Do. 
4.91 
11,110 
28.0 
Stave broke. 
5.58 
11, 830 
36.2 
One-half contents escaped. 
18 
6 
.90 
1.10 
6,500 
7,000 
Leak through joint of head. 
Seepage through pores. 
1.63 
2.14 
8,500 
9,000 
Leak between staves. 
Stave broke. 
1.5 
5.78 
12,940 
26.8 
One-half contents escaped. 
17a 
8 
.56 
4,500 
Leak at chime. 
.92 
6,000 
Seepage through pores. 
1.22 
2.75 
7,000 
10. 750 
Staves slip. 
Head coming loose. 
5.1 
3.75 
12, 150 
23.1 
Top stave broke. 
4.15 
12, 200 
35.4 
Do. 
4.65 
12,530 
34.0 
Stave broke. 
4.88 
13, 020 
40.0 
One-half contents escaped. 
18a 
8 
.83 
1.00 
2.95 
6,000 
6,500 
11,100 
Leak at chime; staves slip. 
Leak between staves. 
Top stave broke. 
1.0 
5.43 
16, 280 
20.0 
Bottom stave broke. 
5.50 
15,190 
20.0 
Do. 
6.40 
14,090 
40.5 
One-half contents escaped. 
