peb. 3,1933 Water Content of Barley Kernels During Growth 
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ripe kernels are in evidence. The changes apparently take place at a 
higher water percentage in the Baku than in the Jet variety. In the 
Baku the kernels dry very rapidly after they have reached the moisture 
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content of 50 per cent. There are few kernels between 42 per cent and 
20 per cent, showing that mechanical drying is taking place with great 
rapidity. 
Thus far the data for the Jet and Baku varieties are quite comparable 
to those reported earlier. No conclusions can be drawn which were 
