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the conditions were different ; the beets were maturer and had lain 
several weeks in the root cellar before taken for this experiment, 
which was made in the laboratory. After the first two days the 
beets were wrapped up carefully, and covered with four thicknesses 
of gunny sacking, to protect them more fully from the light. The 
maximum temperature in the laboratory, during the experiment, 
was 69° F., and the average about 60° F. 
LOSS OF WEIGHT DUE TO DRYING. 
Experiment No. 1. 
Date of Weighing. 
Weight of 
Sample. 
Grams. 
1 
Total Loss. 
1 
Per Cent. 
Total Loss 
Per Cent. 
Loss from 
Day to Day. 
Kbmabks. 
October 6 
2012 
October 7 
1902 
102 
4.8 
4.8 
October 8 
1831 
176 
8.0 
3.8 
October 9 
1775 
237 
11.3 
3.3 
October 11 
1668 
344 
17 1 
6.1 
Average oer day, 3.0 
October 13 
1584 
428 
21.2 
5.0 
Average per day, 2.5 
October 16 
1455 
.557 
27.7 
8.1 
Average per day, 2.7 
October 18 
1392 
620 
30.8 
4.3 
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October 21 
1302 
710 
35.2 
6.5 
Average per day, 2.1 
October 23 
1240 
772 
38.3 
4.7 
Average per day, 2.3 
Experiment No. 2. 
October 6 
1536 
October 7 
1446 
90 
5.9 
5.9 
October 8 
1388 
148 
9.6 
4.0 
October 9 
1343 
193 
12.6 
3.2 
October 11 
1268 
268 
17.6 
5.6 
Average per day, 2.8 
October 13 
1197 
339 
22.1 
5.6 
Average per day, 2.8 
October 16 
1099 
437 
28.5 
8.2 
Average per day, 2.7 
October 18 
1052 
484 
31.5 
4 3 
Average per day, 2.1 
October 21 
987 
549 
35.7 
6.2 
Average per day, 2.1 
October 23 
945 
.591 
38.5 
4.3 
i Average per day, 2.1 
1 
Experiment No. 3. 
January 3 
.5517 
January 4 
5226 
291 
5.2 
5.2 
January .5 
4933 
574 
10.4 
5.4 
January 6 
4672 
845 
15 3 
5.3 
January 7 
4532 
985 
17.9 
3.0 
January 8 
4379 
li:38 
20.6 
3.4 
January 9 
4258 
1259 
22.8 
2.8 
January 10 
4162 
1355 
24.5 
2.3 
January 11 
4055 
1462 
26.5 
2.6 
January 12 
3953 
1564 
28.3 
2.5 
January 13 
3853 
1664 
30.2 
2.5 
January 14 
3744 
1773 
32.1 
2.8 
January 15 
:1649 
1868 
33.9 
2.5 
January 16 
3562 
1955 
a5.2 
2.4 
January 17 
3487 
20:30 
;36.8 
2.4 
January 18 
3423 
2094 
37.9 
1.8 
