. Bulletin. OJ5°/o /9// /= MARCH 8 10 12 14- 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30x 110 100 90 LE6END CORN) /N TRANSIT, BAIT/MORE /R )TO CHICAGO & RETURN CORN) ON TRA CK, /N AIR )BALTiMORE YARDS. CAR ICAR/E /C Fig. 4.—Diagram showing the loss in the weight of the corn, the average temperature of the corn in each of four cars in transit from Baltimore to Chicago and return, and also the mean daily air temperature through which the cars passed, as compared with the same factors on the four duplicate cars of corn held on the track at Balti- more in the third experiment. deterioration was due almost
. Bulletin. OJ5°/o /9// /= MARCH 8 10 12 14- 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30x 110 100 90 LE6END CORN) /N TRANSIT, BAIT/MORE /R )TO CHICAGO & RETURN CORN) ON TRA CK, /N AIR )BALTiMORE YARDS. CAR ICAR/E /C Fig. 4.—Diagram showing the loss in the weight of the corn, the average temperature of the corn in each of four cars in transit from Baltimore to Chicago and return, and also the mean daily air temperature through which the cars passed, as compared with the same factors on the four duplicate cars of corn held on the track at Balti- more in the third experiment. deterioration was due almost entirely to the high moisture content of the corn, which became hot in the cars as a result of fermentation and the development of molds. On March 22 the average tempera- ture of the corn in each of the two cars was approximately 55° F. At the end of the experiment the a Average temperature of the corn in the car that remained on the track at Baltimore had increased to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Office of Experiment Stations. Washington, Govt. Print. Off
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