Download or read book Number and Physical Characteristics of Grain Elevators written by L. D. Schnake and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extract: Since no comprehensive list of the field of grain elevators has ever been made, the number of specific types of grain storage facilities is undefined. Survey data from six grain belt States on storage capacity, receiving leg numbers and capacity, truck and rail loadout spouts, number and capacity of grain dryers, and throughput were analyzed. The data show great diversity in characteristics within and across storage types and States. Regression analysis showed no strong relationship existing between annual throughput and other physical characteristics of the surveyed elevators. Numbers of the elevators are estimated. Results of the study show that caution must be exercised in attempts to classify elevators or predict grain elevator industry response or potential when using physical characteristics of grain elevators as criteria.