Fig. 11. (a) Sacking wheat off the stationary thresher in 1909. Each sack was sewn by hand, which required skill and effort to keep pace with threshing. A sack of wheat averaged 55 kg and each had to be stacked, loaded, unloaded, and stacked again manually during transport to the warehouse for export. Sacking was standard until the 1930s when it shifted to bulk handling. Photo from Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane, WA, L86-48.62. (b) Beginning the haul of sacked wheat from the farmstead to the railhead with two wagons in tandem drawn by eight mules. Wagon beds were 5 m long and could carry up to 60 sacks, but 40 sack loads were more common. Hauling wheat was a major chore after harvest and for some it took several months or until Christmas. For many farmers the distance to the warehouse required several days for a round trip. Photo from Sherman County Historical Society, Moro, OR.