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Railroad Transportation of Rough Rice in Louisiana and Texas: A Study of Facilities and Equipment

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  • Jay, J. Edward
  • Enger, Mark R

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Excerpt from the report Introduction: The development of artificial rice drying facilities made it practical for farmers to use the grain combine to cut and thresh moist rice. This improved method of harvesting and drying is a bulk handling process. It has made the sacking of field-dried rice unnecessary, and created the need for bulk storage facilities. Substantial increases in bulk storage capacity in Louisiana and Texas introduced the opportunity to use covered hopper bottom cars to transport rough rice from bulk storage to rice mills. This study analyzes methods of loading and unloading sacked and bulk and compares boxcar and covered hopper car utilization in rough rice traffic.

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  • Jay, J. Edward & Enger, Mark R, 1956. "Railroad Transportation of Rough Rice in Louisiana and Texas: A Study of Facilities and Equipment," Marketing Research Reports 310381, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uamsmr:310381
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310381
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