[AT] Rock Falls, IL

[David Bruce]

Back in the day Grandpa would take a truck load of ear corn (shucks 
included) to be ground. Either to the mill in Enon (Mr Hupp was the man) 
or to the mill in Lewisville. Neither exists today.

David
NW NC

On 12/20/2016 3:45 PM, Darrell Ratliff wrote:
> For what it’s worth growing up in central Ohio, all the cattle feed we ground included ear corn with the cobs included in the mix.  This was fed to both the dairy herd and the Herefords we raised for meat.
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> From: rlgoss at twc.com
> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 3:28 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Rock Falls, IL
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> Humm.  That's a new one for me, Herb.  I've not heard of purposely grinding corn ON THE COB before.  I guess there was always too much need for corn cobs in the outhouse or chicken house.  Is this the equivalent of adding melamine to dog food as the Chinese want to do?
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> Larry
> ---- Herb Metz <metz-h.b at comcast.net> wrote:
>> My Dad fattened four dozen yearlings every fall/winter for several decades;
> his preference (also) was corn ground on the cob, with silage, and alfalfa
> or hay.  Opinion is he enjoyed that more than grain farming (less dependent
> on weather).
> Herb(GA)