The farmers prepare the fields, buy, plant, and fertilize the seeds, and harvest the seed crops. When they finish their seed-crop activities, straw remains in their fields. Defendant goes to their farms and gathers the straw, squeezes it into bales, cleans the fields, and transports the straw to other locations. Defendant also selectively sprays herbicides on portions of the fields during the winter. The seed farmers own and operate the farms, and bear the costs, risks, and rewards of their farming operations.
Defendant obtains ownership of the straw in exchange for removing it from the fields.
Defendant's operations are similar to those of his parents described in Order No. Defendant obtains about 750 tons of straw per year from his own farm. He bales and transports yearly between 2,500 and 10,000 tons of straw grown on other farms. Defendant did not have any authority from the Commission to transport commodities as a private or common carrier during the subject time period. He used the public highways to make the transportation movements.