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|| UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
| BULLETIN No. 558 | 
Coniribution from the Office of Markets and Rural Organization 
CHARLES J. BRAND, Chief 
July 28, 1917 
MARKETING GRAIN AT COUNTRY POINTS 
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GEORGE LIVINGSTON and K. B. SEEDS, 
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Function of the Country Elevator . . . 2 
Methods of Purchase. . . . . « « o 6 
Methods of Sale . . . + © © © © « il 
Place of Sale . . . . « © ©» © © Bi bg 12 
Price Paid tothe Producer .. =. . -» 16 
Transient and Permanent “Scoorp- 
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Contracting with Farmers for Future 
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Specialists in Grain Marketing 
CONTENTS 
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Farm Storage. . »- «© « © © «© «© » « 
Handling Grain for Farmers . . .. » 
Advantage of Growing Uniform Varieties 
Farm and Elevator Scales . . . « « » 
Supply of Elevators .° . = 
Cost of Operating a Country Elevator. . 
Hazards of the Country Elevator Busi- 
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Farmers’ Cooperative Associations 
Conclusions - =» © © e oc e e ee e 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1917 
