. The cereals in America. HARVESTING WHEAT III. A country elevator. moth are likely to be serious pests, windows should be covered with screens, doors made tight, and every precaution taken to keep them from gaining entrance to the granar}'. Aside from the losses occasioned by insects and vermin, the loss of weight through storage is a negligible quantity. 169. Elevators.—The eleva- tor is an American institution which has immensely facilitated the handling of wheat and other grains, due to the fact that "threshed grain can, in large measure, be handled like ; Wheat may be run
. The cereals in America. HARVESTING WHEAT III. A country elevator. moth are likely to be serious pests, windows should be covered with screens, doors made tight, and every precaution taken to keep them from gaining entrance to the granar}'. Aside from the losses occasioned by insects and vermin, the loss of weight through storage is a negligible quantity. 169. Elevators.—The eleva- tor is an American institution which has immensely facilitated the handling of wheat and other grains, due to the fact that "threshed grain can, in large measure, be handled like ; Wheat may be run directly from the threshing machine into tight wagon boxes holding fifty to 100 bushels and hauled directly to the elevator, where it is automatically dumped and elevated by power machiner}', so that a pound of grain need not be lifted by hand after it starts into the threshing machine. Or it may be temporarily stored in tw^o-bushel bags and subsequently drawn to the elevator. The elevator company will receive, insure and store wheat for fifteen days at a fixed charge, and store indefinitely there- after for a fixed charge, depending upon the length of storage. It will also clean the wheat if desired. The owner receives a certificate of the amount of wheat stored, which he can sell whenever he desires to do so. Country elevators are usually built of wood and have a capacit}' of 20,000 to 40,000 bushels ; while elevators at terminal points have been built which hold 3,000,- 000 bushels and are now being made of steel, concrete, or tile, thus saving largely in insurance. On the Pacific Coast, the wheat is still handled in sacks as in other 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 Hunt, Thomas Forsyth, 1862-1927. New York, O. Judd company;
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