,— eULK STORAGE BIN 



GRAIN STORE TRUCK 



Fig. 16. Illustrating the use of spe- 

 cial equipment to fill grain 

 bins. Grain could be hauled 

 to farms in sacks and ele- 

 vated by machinery. Event- 

 ually grain stores may de- 

 liver grain in bulk. 



mechanically where the farmer wants 



it. 



For the present, the grain dealer 

 could carry portable equipment which 

 can be attached to the rear of the 

 truck when at the farm. He could 

 haul grain in bags to the farm and 

 empty into the hopper of the elevat- 

 ing equipment. In time, if sufficient 

 number of farmers have made the 

 proper arrangements for bulk stor- 

 age, the grain company might install 

 special facilities for handling in bulk. 

 The farmer, of course, can install his 

 own equipment. The grain could be 

 delivered to the farm in bags and 

 opened and emptied into the elevating 

 hopper. Another plan would be to 

 elevate the sacks to a temporary grain 

 room on the floor above the cows and 

 the operator can open and empty the 

 bags once a week. Incidentally, one 

 poultry operator elevates 10 bags of 

 grain at a time to the top of an old 

 barn with ordinary hay barn equip- 

 ment. He empties the bags into bulk 

 bins once a week and can draw grain 

 from chutes on three floors below the 

 bins. 



This storage bin can be divided to 

 accommodate more than one kind of 

 grain, or with two bins available, 

 loads of the same kind of grain can 



be alternated to insure using up all 

 old grain before new deliveries are 

 fed. The grain storage capacity need 

 not be large on New England dairy 

 farms since the operator can depend 

 on purchasing mixed feed as needed. 

 Six to eight tons capacity will per- 

 mit taking advantage of large truck 

 load deliveries and allow for sufficient 

 carry-over in case of delayed supplies. 

 Two bins, each 4 by 6 feet and 10 

 feet high, will hold about 8 tons of 

 feed which will be sufficient for a 40- 

 cow herd. The bins should be not 

 over 6 feet wide to avoid bridging 

 over. There is no economy in large 

 capacity to take advantage of ex- 

 pected price changes. The individual 

 who wishes to speculate can more con- 

 veniently hedge on the grain market. 

 The arrangement of storage and 

 chutes so that the operator can draw 

 supplies by gravity to fill the grain 

 cart eliminates most of the daily 

 chores involved in preparation. 



Fig. 17. The operator is pulling the 

 rope that will fill the grain 

 cart in half a minute or less. 

 This is the same farm as 

 diagrammed in Fig. 14. 



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