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Grain room in each single story house 

 or on each floor of mulli-story house, 

 pens serviced by carrier. Conveyor 

 may be used for unloading (either 

 carried on dealer's truck or built into 

 house). 



Grain storage in "attic of converted 

 barn. Feed received in bags, raised by 

 rope sling and hay fork mechanism 

 (10 bags at a time), and stored in 

 "attic". Bulk bins filled twice weekly, 

 feed spouted to pens below. An elec- 

 ■ ' hoist could be used in place of 

 the present equipment. 



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Grain unloaded in bags. Dumped into 

 hopper, elevated vertically and stored 

 in third floor bin. Third floor served 

 by scooping into pails, first and 

 second floor by downspouts. 



Grain storage on second floor, down- 

 spout to automatic feeder below 

 serving both floors. Grain may be un- 

 loaded by hand truck at second floor 

 level or rai&ed by conveyor. 



Figure 2. Examples of mechanized methods of handling bagged feed on 



poultry farms. 



deliveries by carrying 100-pound bags up flights of stairs. In others, the 

 farm operator has installed a hoist, elevator, or conveyor; in some cases 

 the feed dealer has carried a portable conveyor on the truck or used a body 

 jack arrangement. Some plants are so located that ramps to various floors 

 can safely be used. 



Conversion to bulk feed can effectively solve the problems of elevating 

 feed so that it can be made available by gravity. With the auger-type system 

 the height to which feed can be elevated is limited with present equipment. 

 With the pneumatic-type system greater heights can be reached and also 

 greater horizontal distances can exist between truck setting position and 

 storage bins. These conclusions relate to conditions where no auxiliary 

 equipment is available on the farm, i.e., elevators and horizontal conveyors. 

 With the pneumatic-type system, feed is blown to the desired point through 

 a system of pipes extending from bins to the outside of the building. Or- 



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