DCHP-3

country elevator

Esp. West
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a specially designed building equipped to unload grain from trucks, carry it to a storage area, and, when required, transfer it to railway cars.

See: elevator(def. 2a and picture),grain elevator(def. 1),terminal elevator

Quotations

1921
There two farmers' companies own and operate 632 country elevators and 4 terminal elevators at the head of the lakes.
1964
The Canadian Wheat Board . . . will put extra delivery quotas into effect next week at most country elevator points in the Prairies.