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Table 9 (Continued) — Effect of freezing temperatures on ger - 
mination of corn differing in moisture content ( 1913 and 191 f ) 
Temperature range C° to — 5°F. 
Moisture 
range 
Moisture 
in grain 
Germination 
Ice 
observed 
in grain 
Embryos dark 
or light 
Normal 
grain 
Frozen 
grain 
Ratio 
of normal 
to frozen 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
40.0 
100 
0 
100:0 
* 
Dark 
40.0 
100 
0 
100:0 
* 
Dark 
39.9 
100 
0 
100:0 
Ice 
Dark 
39.8 
100 
0 
100:0 
* 
Dark 
39.5 
100 
0 
100:0 
Ice 
Dark 
39.5 
100 
0 
100:0 
Ice 
Dark 
39.1 
100 
0 
100:0 
* 
Dark 
35 to 40. . 
J 
38.8 
100 
0 
100:0 
* 
Dark 
38.8 
100 
0 
100:0 
* 
Dark 
38.4 
100 
0 
100:0 
Ice 
Dark 
37.9 
100 
0 
100:0 
Ice 
Dark 
37.7 
100 
0 
100:0 
Ice 
Dark 
37.7 
100 
0 
100:0 
* 
Dark 
36.8 
100 
0 
100:0 
Ice 
Dark 
35.1 , 
100 
0 
100:0 
Ice 
Dark 
Average . . 
38.6 
100 
0 
100:0 
33.8 
100 
0 
100:0 
* 
Dark 
33.1 
100 
0 
100:0 
Ice 
Dark 
30 to 35. . 
31.1 
100 
0 
100:0 
* 
Dark 
30.4 
80 
0 
100:0 
Ice 
Medium dark 
30.1 
100 
0 
100:0 
Ice 
Dark 
Average 
31.7 
96 
0 
100:0 
30.0 
100 
0 
100:0 
Ice 
Dark 
28.7 
100 
0 
1 00:0 
* 
Dark 
27.6 
100 
0 
100:0 
* 
Dark 
ok on 
26.7 
100 
0 
100:0 
* 
Dark 
lO Ou . . 
26.6 
100 
0 
100:0 
Ice 
Dark 
25.9 
100 
0 
100:0 
* 
Medium dark 
25.2 
100 
0 
1 00:0 
Ice 
Light 
25.2 
100 
0 
100:0 
* 
Dark 
Average 
27.0 
100 
0 
100:0 
No observations made. 
