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Table 13 — Summary showing effect of length of exposure and 
degree of cold on the vitality of corn varying in moisture 
content (1915) 
Moisture 
M nimum 
Minimum 
Minimum 
Min : mum 
Minimum 
Duration 
tempera- 
tempera- 
tempera- 
tempera- 
tempera- 
in grain 

ture 26°F. 
ture 18°F. 
ture 10°F. 
ture 2°F. 
ture — 5°F. 
Per cent 
Hours 
Germination Germination Germination Germination 
Germination 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
2 
4 
92 
6 
ioo 
70 to 80 
8 
10 
12 
83 
15 
24 
0 
0 
f 2 
100 
4 
100 
6 
. 
60 to 70 
J 
8 
10 
12 
. . 
88 
15 
[ 24 
’ 2 
0 
. 0 
0 
2 
100 
4 
100 
100 
75 
6 
' ” 
25 
50 to 60 
8 
10 
83 
91 
43 
' 8 
0 
12 
15 
92 
24 
32 
2 
0 
0 
0 
2 
100 
100 
85 
4 
75 
6 
100 
42 
40 to 50 
8 
10 
94 
67 
0 
. . . 
12 
100 
63 
15 
98 
24 
69 
12 
0 
0 
0 
'This table is compiled from Table 12. The germination tests for the 24- 
hour period are calculated from Tables 5 to 9. Where data is lacking no 
tests were made. 
