[Gristmillers] How Do You Prepare Wheat?

[Mark Greer]

C.S. Bell corn sheller.
http://www.csbellco.com/corn-sheller.asp

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Faber McMullen" <faber at mssblue.net>
To: <cncbuck at mchsi.com>
Cc: <gristmillers at gristmillers.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Gristmillers] How Do You Prepare Wheat?


>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
>
>
>
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> 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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