478 Co-operative Granaries in Germany, [nov., 



of access to the railway line, if any, exclusively employed by 

 them, but not to bear the cost of the necessary superstructure. 

 From 1898 to 1903, out of 50 granaries belonging to co-opera- 

 tive agricultural societies, 41 are situated on railway land which 

 has been granted free of rent. 



Purchases from these granaries are largely made by the State 

 Departments, as well as by large breweries, millers, &c. 



The co-operative sale of grain has also been attempted in 

 Wurtemburg, and in 1900- 190 1 there were 24 local societies 

 for this purpose, most of which have received small grants from 

 the State. Three of them have built grain warehouses, but most 

 if not all of the remaining societies have limited themselves to 

 procuring corn-cleaning machines, supplying sacks, &c, and 

 have made use of any available accommodation in the neigh- 

 bourhood as a centre for the collection and cleaning of the 

 grain. The following description of a warehouse recently 

 erected at Ohringen by one of the societies may be of interest 

 as indicating the character of the larger corn-warehouses both 

 in Wurtemberg and elsewhere. 



• The building at Ohringen has three stories about 51 ft. by 

 46 ft, and a height of over 65 ft. The motive power employed is 

 electricity, and there are four motors— one of 10, one of 3, and 

 two of 2 horse-power each. These also provide the electric 

 light. 



On arrival at the warehouse the grain is shot into the 

 hopper of the elevator, which is worked by one of the motors. 

 Thence it is carried to the top of the elevator in the roof of the 

 building, where it passes over a magnet which collects and 

 retains any small scraps of iron which it may contain. The 

 grain is then conveyed to the hummeller, where the awns or 

 heads of the grain are rubbed off and taken away ; thence it 

 falls on to a sieve or " shaker," which separates all weeds, sand, 

 &c. On the next sieve, the dust and the rest of the lighter 

 impurities are taken away by an air-blast and carried to the 

 dust chamber. The grain is then further cleaned by passing 

 over several sieves in the winnower, and finally passes 

 through a rotary screen, which divides the large from the small 

 grain and discharges it into the silos. From the silos the grain 

 is either put into sacks, which is done by means of a spout on 



