ABSTRACT
All seed conditioning operations involve lifting seed to the top of bins which feed cleaning, separating, or bagging operations. In conditioning, seed are moved several times from machine to machine in a continuous flow, at the required capacities. The usual way to do this is to feed the seed into an elevator, which lifts seed vertically from its “boot” to its “head” and then discharges them into a sloping spout or pipe which carries the seed to the desired point. While this sounds inefficient, elevators are designed to handle seed with minimum damage, are inexpensive and usually require low horsepower, so are relatively cost-and operationally-efficient. Initial cost of belt-bucket elevators is comparatively low, and power requirement is low. Belt-bucket or chain-bucket elevators can be installed in many situations to move seed from point to point.
