pnut pnut Peanut Science 0095-3679 0095-3679 American Peanut Research and Education Society 10.3146/i0095-3679-2-1-8 Articles Accuracy of Peanut Moisture Determinations by Using the Official AOCS Method1 G. H. Brusewitz 2, T. B. Whitaker 3, and J. H. Young 4 Assistant Professor, Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. 74074 Res. Engr. MQRD, USDA, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 Assoc. Professor, Biological and Agr. Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607

1Journal Article 2839 of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Okla. State University, Stillwater, OK 74074.

Paper number 4485 of the Journal Series of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607.

 1 1975 1 1975 2 1 29 32 American Peanut Research and Education Society 1975 American Peanut Research and Education Society Abstract

A collaborative study was conducted using Spanish peanuts at Oklahoma State University and Virginia peanuts at North Carolina State University regarding the variability in moisture determination using the official AOCS method. The variability among 30 samples was estimated at 5 moisture levels for each of the two peanut types. No difference could be detected between the two types and the data were combined. The standard deviation was linearly related to the mean moisture. Data provided information necessary to compute the number of samples required for a desired precision.