Q. We often travel north to Minneapolis to visit family. The grain elevators surely stand out on our drive. How tall are they? How do they work?
A . According to the online Feb. 5, 2018 issue of “IowaAgLiteracy,” those prairie towers are often between 70 and 120 feet tall. This website also offers a diagram of the internal works of the grain elevator.
Let’s turn to the “World of Invention” for more information: “The shipping and handling of grain from farm to market was once a very awkward, inefficient process. Grain had to be moved about in sacks, and for longer journeys, it had to be transferred into difficult-to-handle barrels to protect it from the elements.
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