Montana farmer-stockman. [volume], February 01, 1952, Image 1

About Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993

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By BRUCE BROOKS, Montana Extension Service
LAYTON S. THOMPSON, Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Elevators can't handle grain as fast as it can he harvested
Cars couldn't move grain even if there were enough
Wheat in the bin is better than'money in the bank
Grain can be sorted for higher protein premiums
Grain can be held to % equalize annual incomes
Grain can be held for higher prices
Grain can he held for loans
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TMTY STORAGE space is the best in
ITl vestment I have on the place
This is the response of several farmers
recently to the question, "Does it pay to
build storage?"
They gave several reasons for their
enthusiasm concerning farm storage.
Foremost is that with most farms now
equipped with combines, the elevators
simply can't handle the grain as fast as it
is harvested. In many Montana towns,
two or three days of good harvesting
weather will fill up all the available ele
vator space.
There is some tendency to blame the
congestion of elevators on unsatisfactory
distribution of railroad cars. There may
be room for improvement in car distribu
tion, but we may as well face it—there
just aren't going to be enough railroad
cars to move a good grain crop as fast as
it can now be harvested. Elevator men
say that even if the grain could be loaded
into cars, there aren't enough facilities at
terminal points to handle it as fast as it
now comes in.
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The answer seems to be for the farmer
to provide plenty of good farm storage
facilities. Of course, grain can be piled
on the ground some years with very little
loss in Montana. (Please turn to page 16)
RS MONTANA AND NORTHERN WYOMING
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This quonsef typ« building near Forsyth provides
maximum grain storage space plus year-around use
as machine shed and shop.
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An excellent type of farm storage seen in the Shelby
area. (Montana Extension service photos)
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These grain bins near Forsyth are arranged to lake
advantage of gravity tot both filling and emptying.
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Popular for farm storage are metal bins such as
these used for the Commodity Credit Corp. unit
at Conrad.
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A grain dryer bin in the Stanford area. Sloping
floor, perforated, is faced into the prevailing breeze.