wiikm w BXP0B1 OOBS (mai/.i.) in BUBOPE. 89 
- Thai lu-:i\ \ freight, and especiall] damp cotton or wel lumber, 
In not Btowed in the holds <>f the ships upon t ln> t<>|> <>( grain for 
l'\|X>l't . 
(9) Thai grain for export be not loaded into ships at anj consider- 
able time before they are ready to leave pun. 
(10) That all grain-carrying ships In* provided with additional or 
■ false" bulkheads in such manner as to provide airspaces of from 12 
to I s inches next to and between the boiler and engine room bulk- 
heads and those of the cargo holds; that these false bulkheads and all 
metal Bhafl tunnel coverings be reenforced with plank Bheathing nex1 
to tin 1 cargo and that the air spaces thus formed between the bulk- 
heads, as well as the propeller-shafl tunnels, be connected with venti- 
lators, a~- shovi d in figure ti. 
ill 1 That when export ing wheal which contains considerable quan- 
tities of wild garlic the advisablity of artificially drying and cleaning 
the wheat in order to remove the garlic be considered." 
(12) That the commercial grades of corn for export be recast and 
the grading be done in such manner that the corn may he bought and 
Bold upon the basis of its dry-matter content, considered together 
with its apparent quality, and that 12 per cent of moisture he con- 
sidered as a commercial basis from which to figure corn value-. 
THE RELATIVE WORTH OF GRAIN ON A DRY-MATTER BASIS. 
Table XVI is here inserted as a guide to a better understanding 
of the relative values of commercial corn upon a dry-matter basis. 
This table shows the comparative values of the dry-matter content 
of grain containing from 12 to 25 percent of moisture, inclusive, and 
at prices ranging from 10 cents to $1 per unit of measure, that is. per 
bushel hundredweight, etc. The comparative values as shown in this 
table, a- w.ll as the principle upon which they are based, will apply 
equally well to all grains, although the air-dry basis of other grains 
is likely to be found slightly lower in moisture than that of corn. 
MOW TO USX 'NIK DBY-MATTEB BASIS. 
Through the use of this table the relative value of the dry-matter 
content of j^rain containing various quantities of moisture may he 
quickly ascertained. Thus, if grain containing 12 per cent of moisture 
is worth 40 cents per bushel (or other unit of measure) then grain 
containing 22 per cent of moisture is worth 35.45 cents, and grain 
containing 25 per cent of moisture i> worth 34.09 cents on the same 
basis, because corn containing 12 per cent of moisture at 10 cents 
■ Bulletin loo. pt, :?. Bureau of Plant Industry, V . 8. Dept. <>f Agriculture, gives 
details and result.-; o! experiment.- in artificially drying wheat in order to remove 
garlic. 
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