Grain elevators in New Johnsonville are the towers containing a bucket elevator, which scoops up, elevates and then uses gravity to deposit grain in a silo or other storage facility. In a grain-producing city like New Johnsonville, the term "grain elevator" also covers facilities attached to the elevator itself, such as receivable and testing offices, weighbridges, storage facilities and/or complexes of such buildings. Grain elevators also denote organizations that operate or control several individual elevators, in different locations.
