[Gristmillers] How Do You Prepare Wheat?

[Faber McMullen]

I live in Texas and spent months searching.  I put posts on this  
forum, and received no replies.  Hence, I do what I need to do when I  
do it.
I paid what I paid and certainly may have been taken, but no one ever  
emailed me to find one for me, and that's okay.  I know we're all busy.
I need a corn sheller now, and have looked for one as well.   I guess  
that's part of the cost of living in Texas.

I'm happy with the little machine, but of course I would have enjoyed  
getting it for $10!
Faber
Texas





On Jun 3, 2009, at 5:59 PM, cncbuck at mchsi.com wrote:

> I am sorry, but you got took on your fanning mill.  Maybe they are  
> not readly available in your area as they are up north here.  I  
> bought me a Clipper Fanning Mill at afarm sale that had all the  
> screens with it a 1/2hp motor on it plus a hand crank.. I take mine  
> to Tractor and Engine Showes where I grind corn and run it thru the  
> fanning mill to show how things use to be done.  Don't want you to  
> feel to bad, but I only payed $10.00 for mine and it was complete.
> -------------- Original message from "Faber McMullen" <faber at mssblue.net 
> >: --------------
>
>
> > Joe:
> >
> > Unfortunately, I don't know a low tech way to do it other than  
> with a fan
> > mill. I bought a M2B REBUILT CLIPPER (and I mean rebuilt like  
> new), from
> > Commodity Traders. It has a little electric 1/2 horse motor. It  
> was about
> > $4000, but I need it as I clean my wheat for our community of  
> faith, and
> > now some of the local Mormon community are buying from me. My  
> grain must
> > be clean! I can clean 50 lbs in a couple of minutes. It's amazing. I
> > also have screens for soybeans and corn.
> >
> > Kindest Regards,
> > Faber
> >
> >
> >
> > > Folks,
> > > I live in an area where wheat is grown and have a functional grist
> > > mill. I grind corn meal and have a bolter. How do you get wheat  
> - from
> > > the combine - to the point where it is ready to grind into  
> flour? Is
> > > there another piece of machinery involved? A roller Mill? Is  
> there a
> > > low tech way to do it? I would like to take some of our locally  
> grown
> > > wheat from the field to the table but am missing this piece of  
> the puzzle.
> > > Joe Rolfe
> > > Starr Homeplace
> > > Oak Ridge, La
> > > 71264
> > > www.starrhomeplace.org
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