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"The railway took the grain directly to the terminals, where ships were waiting."


Getting the harvested wheat and other crops to market was a major undertaking for the homesteader. Many different people and organizations were involved in the marketing of Saskatchewan grain. For the farmer the important thing was to get a fair price and make a decent living.

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R-B7495-8
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Ships; Grain Transportation


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Image Preview R-B7495-8 Photograph 11 - "The railway took the grain directly to the terminals, where ships were waiting."
Image Preview R-B7552 Photograph 12 - Loading the grain into a 'laker'.
Image Preview R-B211 Photograph 13 - "Once the grain was loaded, ships took Saskatchewan wheat around the world."
Image Preview R-B7495-1 Photograph 14 - Agencies such as the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool worked to ensure that the grain transportation and marketing system ran smo
Image Preview R-A2054 Photograph 15 - Probing and grading the grain in the railcar.
Image Preview R-A2058a Photograph 16 - Weighing the grain for test weight per bushel and setting the dockage.
Image Preview R-A2062 Photograph 17 - Testing the moisture content.
Image Preview R-A12829 Photograph 18 - The Department of Agriculture offered useful advice on what to do with damp grain.
Image Preview R-B7581 Photograph 19 - There were often disagreements about the amount of dockage.
Image Preview R-A2059 Photograph 20 - Once the grain had been tested and graded a grade ticket was attached to the railcar before it was sent down the line to
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