. Department bulletin. Agriculture; Agriculture. BULLETIN 1129, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF KERNELS. Fifty kernels of milo and 50 kernels of feterita were measured with a micrometer in three As the kernels lay on a flat surface, the vertical diameter was called the thickness, the distance from the liilum to the opposite end the length, and the dimension at right angles to these the width. The maximum^ minimum, and average dimensions are given in Tables 1 and 2. Table 1.—Measurements of 50 kernels of divarf milo. Dimensions. Maxi- Mini- mum. mum. Milli-
. Department bulletin. Agriculture; Agriculture. BULLETIN 1129, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF KERNELS. Fifty kernels of milo and 50 kernels of feterita were measured with a micrometer in three As the kernels lay on a flat surface, the vertical diameter was called the thickness, the distance from the liilum to the opposite end the length, and the dimension at right angles to these the width. The maximum^ minimum, and average dimensions are given in Tables 1 and 2. Table 1.—Measurements of 50 kernels of divarf milo. Dimensions. Maxi- Mini- mum. mum. Milli- Milli- meters. meters. Aver- age. Thickness Milli- meters. Fig. 1.—Sections of kafir kernels showing (A) germ, (B) starchy endosperm, (C) horny endosperm. One thousand kernels of milo weighed grams. Therefore, one kernel weighs on an average gram. Calculated from the measurements recorded in Table 1, the average volume of these kernels is cubic millimeters and the surface of such a kernel is square millimeters. Table 2.—Measurements of 50 kernels of dwarf feterita. Dimensions. Maxi- Mini- mum. mum. Milli- ma* meters. meters. Aver- Thickness Mffli- meters. 4. IS One thousand kernels of feterita weighed grams. Therefore, one kernel weighs on an average gram. Calculated from the measurements recorded in Table 2, the average volume of these 5 The feterita and milo used in this work were obtained from the Office of Cereal Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and were identified under the following numbers: Dwarf Milo C. I. 332 and Feterita C. I. 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.
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