Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
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> On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Andy Clark wrote:
>
> > Subject: FW: small scale grain thresher?
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: spiritus [mailto:spiritus@uninets.net]
> > Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 4:15 PM
> > To: fmagdoff@zoo.uvm.edu
> > Subject: small scale grain thresher?
> > I'm with the Bioregional Conservancy and Reclamation Trust in central
> > Maine. We are developing an intergated sustainable model farm system with
> > eventual related cottage industries, ie bakery. I am looking for threshing
> > equipment suitable for small acreage, and have a few acres of winter rye to
> > harvest right now. Do you know of such, even stationary units, even human
> > powered? Do you know of plans for same? What is used in 3rd world
> > countries to mechanically thresh grains? We have many small fields, 15-20
> > acres that need to be better used or they will grow back to woods. Help if
>
> Maybe others can post their responses here so we can all benefit.
>
> In this book:
>
> "Food and Life"
> by Gerald Ames & Rose Wyler
> "Creative Science Series"
> Pub. 1966 by Creative Educational Society, Inc.
> Mankato, Minnesota
> in cooperation with the Museum of Natural History, NYC
> Library of Congress card number: 65-27828
> On page 81 is a photograph of a threshing machine (shown threshing rice)
> Caption: "Threshing rice by machine at a research center in the
> Phillipines"
> Preceeding page: " ... In the Phillipines, special threshing machines are
> being tried out with the help of the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations
> (opposite)."
> The machine depicted seems the ideal thresher for a small farm. Dimensions
> might be 28-30" wide X 52" long X 90" tall. It is manually fed through a
> hopper at the top; chaff goes out through aduct in fromt, cant's make out
> where grain exits. It is operated in stationary position, is mounted on
> two wheels under frame with trailer tongue & hitch (can see this in
> photo).
>
> I'll bet some of these are still around on farms or research stations.
> Newer models are probably pricey, if available.
>
> I have a fine roller mill for pulverizing grain for livestock feed,
> its a "Feedlot" brand made by Roskamp Mfg. Co., Cedar Falls, Iowa.
> Very heavily built, easy to adjust fineness of grind and is powered by a
> 1-2 hp electric motor.
>
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