Jeff, 300 acres of dryland wheat in NE Oregon is not even close to a big 
operation. Add another 0 to that and you are closer. I have never looked at 
numbers, but from personal experience I know that most farms in Oregon have 
tanks of fuel and it is customary practice to have the fuel delivered in 
bulk. A lot of places had underground tanks because the above ground tanks 
are more prone to condensation with the big temperature changes in the 
region.

Richard

Cordially:

Richard W. Galloway
Historic Archaeologist
"An archaeologist starts at the top and works down." - anonymous


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From: "Boyer, Jeffrey, DCA" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: Question about farmstead gas pumps


> Well, I don't know about Sandra, but thanks for correcting me about the 
> underground tanks. Never seen one except at big operations (300 acres of 
> dryland wheat might qualify, though). Always good to know that experiences 
> and observations are not necessarily facts.
>
> Jeff
>
> Jeffrey L. Boyer
> Supervisory Archaeologist/Project Director
> Office of Archaeological Studies, Museum of New Mexico
>