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most generally used for haulage from field to 

 granary or to the local market. When roads are 

 good a man may often be seen driving one such 

 wagon fully loaded, and leading a team pulling 

 another one. 



FIG. 53. The grain is leveled in the wagon until the box is about evenly filled. 



Sacked Wheat. - - In the small farm sections of 

 eastern United States and in the large fields of 

 the northwest, especially California, Oregon, and 

 Washington, wheat is often sacked at the thresher. 

 That plan is not, however, generally followed 

 in the Central states or in the High Plains 

 region. 



Sacking wheat puts it into convenient form for 

 handling and involves very little waste. It has 

 been found practical in the Eastern states because 

 quantities are small and there is considerable 



