ABSTRACT
The transportation of wheat has four divisions or aspects: Transportation from the farm to the local market; from the local market to the primary market; from the primary market to the seaboard; and from the seaboard to the foreign market. The fact that the production, the internal movement, and the exportation of wheat are greater in bulk and value for the United States than for any other country attaches an unusual interest to a study of the internal transportation of American grain. The movement of wheat from the local markets of the productive areas to the primary centers for subsequent distribution is almost entirely by rail. In every country the extensive growing and shipping of wheat is closely dependent upon the existence of adequate transportation facilities. Such cases are where transportation is furnished, often free of charge, for experts investigating questions connected with agriculture, and for farmers’ meetings which are held in the interests of agriculture.
