92 THE WHEAT INDUSTRY 



producers. Then the wheat may be held until 

 the following year, and sometimes, though not 

 often, for two or three years. 



The Methods of Unloading. - The grain is 

 unloaded into storage by shoveling into the bins 

 of the granary. This is hard work, but more 



FIG. 56. A typical farm granary. The elevator is also shown with wagon 



in position for unloading. 



labor is necessary later when the wheat in order 

 to be marketed must be reloaded by shoveling 

 back into the wagons. On the better equipped 

 farms, elevators are provided. In this case the 

 grain can be unloaded by raising the front end of 

 the wagon, opening the back end gate, and allow- 

 ing the wheat to slide into a hopper from which a 



