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CHAP. Arrangement of floor 



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spouts for delivering 



to and discharging 



from various 



floors. 



Arrangement of spouts 



for delivering into 



and disckargi?ig 



from various 



bins. 



Band conveyor with tra 



throw-off. 



Telescopic door shown closed. 



To be raised when required to 



discharge fn>m floor as shown 



Telescopic door shown 

 closed. To be raised to 

 receive removable 

 spreaderfor discharging 

 to floor as shown at B. 



Fig 



Telescopic door shown raised 

 to discharge from floor. 



Telescopic door shown 

 closed. To be raised to 

 receive removable 

 spreader for discharg- 

 to floor as shown 

 at B. 



Telescopic door shown closed. 

 To be raised when required to 

 \ discharge from floor as shown at A 



Telescopic door 

 shown raised for 

 ' delivery on to floor 

 below. 



Removable spread- 

 er shown in posi- 

 tion. 



ig5. — General arrangement of Spencer's improved system of granary floor 

 spouts. (Courtesy of Messrs. Spencer & Co., Ltd., Melksham.) 



The transit warehouses act as local collecting centres, from 

 which the grain is dispatched in bulk to the large markets, 

 where it is received into the larger terminal silos. 



