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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1880
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109 .SHRINKAGE OF CORN. BY M. A. SCOVELL, M. S. The following are the results of an investigation on the loss of weight of corn during storage: Reliable data as to the comparative weight of the same corn in the fall and in the spring must have great value to the farmer and the dealer in corn, and it is hoped that the results here given may be of general interest. The experiments were made with the following six varieties of corn grown on the University farm: Mammoth, Thomas, Murdock, Geneseo, Wright's Gold, and Cameron. In order to secure an average result, ten ears of corn of each variety were employed. The corn was gathered on October 6, and carefully weighed. It was then properly labeled and the whole placed in a room, which was entirely cut off from any artificial source of heat. On November 6, the corn was weighed again, with the following results: Loss of Weight of Com from October 6, to November 6, in 100 parts. Cameron. 10 7 W r i g h t ' s Gold. 17.5 Geneseo. 8.2 Murdock. 12.2 Thomas. 17.5 Mammoth. 25.5 After weighing the corn, it was put back into the room as before, and allowed to remain until November 29, when it was weighed again. Loss of Weight of Com from October 6, to November 29, in 100 parts. Cameron. 14.7 W r i g h t ' s Gold. 21.0 Geneseo. 10.6 Murdock. 14.3 Thomas. 21.2 Mammoth. 30.8 Finally the corn was allowed to remain in the room until February 28, when it was again weighed, with the following results: Loss of Weight of Corn from October 6, to November 29, in 100 parts. Cameron. 16.1 W r i g h t ' s Gold. 22.5 Geneseo. 17.4 Murdock. 16.8 Thomas. 22.8 Mammoth. 33
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