Losses From Shrinkage and Quality Deterioration of Corn Stored in Country Elevators and at Bin Sites in Iowa (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Losses From Shrinkage and Quality Deterioration of Corn Stored in Country Elevators and at Bin Sites in Iowa (Classic Reprint) written by United States Department Of Agriculture and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Losses From Shrinkage and Quality Deterioration of Corn Stored in Country Elevators and at Bin Sites in Iowa Corn storage costs include losses in market value attributable to physical changes in corn while it is in storage. In this study, these losses were determined by measuring chan es in weights and grade of corn which was stored at country elevators and at bin sites over an extended storage period. A loss of cents per bushel in market value of 1948, 1949 and 1950 ccc-owned corn stored in country elevators for slightly more than 2 years (2. 71) was attributed to deterioration in quality and shrinkage from moisture loss during the time the corn was stored. This averaged cents per bushel on an annual basis. Of this amount about 40 percent (0. 56 cent) was attributed to shrinkage and 60 percent (0. 81 cent) to deterioration in quality. A loss of cents per bushel in market value of old corn stored at bin sites for about three years years) was attributed to deterioration in quality and shrinkage during the time the corn was stored. On an annual basis, this averaged 2 cents cents) per bushel stored. Of this amount, 38 percent cent) was attributed to shrink age loss and 62 percent cents) to deterioration in quality. Storage records for corn owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation which was produced in 1948, 1949, and 1950 provided basic data for the study. Complete informa tion was obtained on the quantity of corn which was received, shipped out, or on hand; the dates of receipt and shipments; and weights and grade factors for corn when received and shipped out of storage. Some data also were obtained for ccc-owned corn from a more recent crop (1952) which had been moved out of storage. However, it is doubtful if the first 1952 corn moved out of storage represents the total of such corn. The 1948, 1949 and 1950 crops are the latest crops which have been completely moved out of storage and for which the data are assured by representative samples. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.