Untitled

Bruce Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 2180, 4 July 1890, Page 1

A proposal is at present under consideration in England, which, if it prove a success, will cause grain elevators to become obsolete, and enable farmers to store their grain for years at little cost and no risk. The inventor maintains that he can manufacture steel tanks of any required capacity, and at a cost averaging from 4<c to sc, say 2d to 2£d, for each bushel of capacity. The steel tanks will be filled with grain by a simple process. When the tank is full, a percentage of air is exhausted and a quantity of carbonic acid gas admitted. The valves are then closed and the grain will keep sound for years. Having exhausted the oxygen there is uo chance of fermentation. and as a consequence, no decay or rot. At the same time,' all the animal life perished, and the grain is secure against the ravages of weevils, which are so destructive. With a tank costing 500 dollars, the farmer has storage for 10,000 bushels, and can hold his crop against low prices -until the market improves. Fire cannot burn it, nor damp nor rain can injure it.