| Show device for determining water in commodities 1 Aleth methods for determining quickly the moisture con content tent of rice find other oilier grains have been perfected by the I 1 he united states department of agriculture the methods ore are an improvement of those employed with 1110 brown duvel moisture tester used in III connection with grain standards they may be applied to rice seeds lour flour and meat meal and other commodities modi ties which contain a large percentage ge of water A single moisture determination on grain can be made in 25 or 10 minutes with the lie improved methods and with a six compartment tester sir tests can be made in approximately the same tittle time as for a single test one nian and a helper using six compartment part ment machines con can make ax 00 or more tests in eight hours A description of the apparatus find construction specifications have been published in department bulletin tile the brown duvet duvel moisture tester and how to operate it copies may be obtained its as long as the supply lasts from tile lie department of agriculture washington D 0 |
