Excerpt from Agricultural Economics Literature, 1934, Vol. 8 The grain - handling problem in Canada is that of collecting several hundred million bushels of uncleaned wheat in small quantities from or more farms scattered over a very large area, and of rapidly delivering at minimum cost, inspected, graded, cleaned, and conditioned wheat at the shipping point, miles distant from the centre of pro duction when the Great lakes-st. Lawrence route is not icebound, and a substantially greater mileage when this waterway is closed. The trade is regulated by the Dominion Government under the Canada Grain Act, and grain on the move is inspected and graded by Government officials. Weighing is likewise supervised. Elevators are Operated under license, and as the grain is being Spouted into the holds Of ocean - going vessels it is again sampled for certifying of the grade. After brief reference to the method of handling and to certain sections of the Grain Act, the author describes the functions of country, terminal, and transfer elevators. Typical plants of each kind are illustrated, and special consideration is given to a number of the problems connected with the design, construction, and Operation of terminal and port elevators The receiving, distributing, storage, and shipping sections of the elevator are described in detail; the influence of these on design is discussed Without exception modern elevators are of reinforced concrete and the 'moving forms' used in their construction are described. Itemized costs of elevator buildings are given in an Appendix. Introductory Note. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.