SHRINKAGE OF SHELLED CORN IN CARS IN TRANSIT. 5 
the other four cars did not show an increase; in fact, the tempera- 
ture of the corn in two of the cars decreased slightly. 
Figure 2 also shows that the mean daily air temperature from 
April 21 to April 27 was much lower than the average temperature 
of the corn in any of the cars, varying from 36 to 40 degrees. As a 
result of this low air temperature the temperature of the corn in all 
of the cars decreased slightly, except that in car No. 1, which 
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transit from Baltimore to Chicago and return, the average temperature of the corn in 
each car, and the mean daily air temperature through which the cars passed from 
April 14 to May 11, 1910. 
showed an increase form 79° on April 21 to 1385.5° F. on April 27, 
the deterioration being so rapid as to overcome or conceal any in- 
fluence of the air temperature. The highest temperature of the corn 
in car No. 1 was 142° I*., which was reached on May 3. On May 7 the 
average temperature was 139° F. This temperature prevailed until 
May 11, at which time the corn was unloaded and found to be very 
badly damaged. 
