86 THE WHEAT INDUSTRY 



Field Haulage after Threshing. - Loose Wheat. 

 The grain is hauled from the field in farm 

 wagons, by many called lumber wagons. They 

 are filled by the thresher-elevator, which weighs 

 the wheat, usually in half bushel lots, registers 

 amount, and dumps it into the wagons. The 

 driver levels the grain in the wagon box until it is 

 about evenly filled. While the elevator is de- 

 livering to one wagon another is driven alongside, 

 and when the first is filled the delivery spout is 

 moved to the second. The first load is then 

 hauled away and another wagon takes its place. 

 Usually the grain can be delivered at either side 

 of the thresher, so the side most nearly free from 

 dust is, of course, the one used. 



The capacity of the wagon is from 50 to 70 

 bushels where two-horse teams are used for pulling 

 the loads. This amount naturally varies with the 

 conditions of the roads in different sections and 

 seasons. In very hilly or very sandy regions from 

 25 to 30 bushels make a full load. If greater quan- 

 tities are carried, more power is applied, and four 

 horses are often used instead of two. In some of 

 the fields of the smooth plains regions of Mon- 

 tana, North Dakota, and Canada, larger wagons 

 holding 150 bushels and drawn by four or six 

 horses are commonly found. 



The lumber wagon, with capacity of 50 or 60 

 bushels, previously mentioned, is, however, the 



