LOCAL TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE 89 



surplus and no place to keep it, and because he 



needs the money. During the rush of some mar- 



keting seasons in Canada the only means of stor- 



age has been the placing of wheat in great piles 



along the railroad tracks in small towns. This 



unintentional and ruinous form of storage was due 



to inability to 



obtain sufficient 



cars for prompt 



shipment. In- 



crease in amount 



of wheat grown 



has been so rapid 



in some of the re- 



cently developed 



parts of Mon- 



tana and Canada 



that the railroads 



fniinrl it -a ^ IG- $* ^ e wheat ' s hauled from the field in 

 farm wagons. This load was fifty-eight bushels. 



serious task to 



move the crops. As conditions are becoming better 



understood this problem is being solved. 



Storage in Sacks. - - Local storage in sacks for 

 brief periods is customary in parts of California, 

 Oregon, and Washington. Great quantities are 

 often piled out of doors awaiting shipment. Some- 

 times board covers are laid on the pile, though 

 often no cover is provided. Such arrangements 

 are possible in this country because of the almost 



