YAHIOUS KIXDS OF FAEil MILLS. 



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FARM MILLS. 



Fig. 222. 



These are made of iron, and witli bnrr-stones. The 

 former are cheaper, and answer a good purpose for grind- 

 ing feed for domestic animals. The latter may be also 

 used for grinding flour. 



Figure 222 represents an iron farm mill manufactured 

 by R. H. Allen & Co., of New York. The grinding sur- 

 faces are of chilled iron, 

 so arranged as to be 

 self-sharpening, and to 

 last a long time without 

 repairs. When necessary, 

 new plates are readily 

 inserted. The mill is 

 driven by horse or other 

 power, the band from 

 Avhich is seen in the cut. 

 It will grind from five to 

 ten bushels per hour, 

 varying with the fineness 

 of the meal and the 



amount of driving pow- Allen's Horse Mill. 



cr. A two-horse railway power may be used to advantage. 



This mill is about three feet 

 square, four feet high, and 

 w^eighs three hundred pounds. 

 Several other iron mills of a 

 similar character are made by 

 difierent manufacturers, and 

 usually cost about $50. 



Among the burr-stone farm 

 mills, one of the best, most 

 compact, and most substan- 

 tial, is For87na)i*s^ of Chicago, 

 will be perceived from this 



Fig. 223. 



Forsman's Mitt. 



represented by fig. 223. It 



