[AT] AT Digest, Vol 81, Issue 4

[DMcDonald]

Dear Al

I have a working grist mill that I make from 20 to 100 pounds of corn 
meal flour a year.
If you would like to send me some corn I will be happy to grind it and 
mail back
for the cost of mailing to you (and flour sacks if needed).

later
david

On 11/4/2010 10:00 AM, at-request at lists.antique-tractor.com wrote:
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> From: Al Jones<farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [AT] John Hall--grist mills?
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> John,
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> Speaking of corn shellers, know anybody with a working grist mill that'll grind corn into meal---not for feed, but "flour" for cornbread?
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> My great-uncle grows some old open pollinated corn every year, passed down from his father.  It makes delicious cornbread, if one can get it ground....
>
> Al
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: john hall<jtchall at nc.rr.com>
>> >Sent: Nov 2, 2010 10:34 PM
>> >To: Antique tractor email discussion group<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> >Subject: Re: [AT] Corn Shellers?
>> >
>> >Grant, I would guess a working 1 hole hand crank sheller would sell for
>> >$100-250 depending on the brand and your location. The little Blackhawks
>> >still sell for about $50, but they are way too small for your needs. We
>> >shelled out about 4 bushels of corn with a single hole IHC sheller a couple
>> >weeks ago. I pull it with a small Briggs engine. It will shell as fast as
>> >you can feed it. There is an adjustable spring loaded part that you set
>> >according to size of the cob. I've never tried anything as small as popcorn,
>> >but imagine it would work OK. You've got to keep your wits about you with
>> >one of these should a cob fail to discharge or if an ear doesn't want to
>> >feed in, especially if you have hired help running it.
>> >
>> >  Got anybody near you with a combine set up for corn? Maybe you could shovel
>> >it in the header---be sure and clean out the combine good or you'll get
>> >whatever he last threshed mixed in with your popcorn.
>> >
>> >There were other stationary corn shellers that would probably make quick
>> >work of what you need to shell. New Holland made one that was big enough
>> >that you shoveled the corn in. A friend of mine has a cylinder type sheller,
>> >I believe they were pretty common in the Midwest. You feed that one by the
>> >shovel full as well.
>> >
>> >Whatever you get, make sure it doesn't damage the cobs or you'll be needing
>> >a seed cleaner too! You will probably still have to clean some chaff from
>> >the threshed corn.
>> >
>> >John Hall

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David McDonald                  Collector of Japanese Swords and Old Iron
PO Box 265                      WEB page - http://www.montanairon.com
Sidney MT  59270                email - jswords at mcn.net
406-482-3243  evenings          I do tsukamaki (wrapping of sword hilts)

Owner of White IH Cub&  Super A Farmall, IH 100&  130, 140, AC G
McD type M, Monitor, Frost King and other stationary engines.