CHAP. VIII. 



CORN GRINDING MILLS. 



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the machinery for grinding and crushing corn and other substances for 

 feeding purposes. . Very little corn is now fed in an unbroken condi- 

 tion, for it is found that, by breaking it, it is much more easily digested ; 

 and now that early maturity is considered a necessity, every aid must 

 be given to animals to enable them to assimilate their food without 

 waste of time or energy. Some feeders do not care to reduce the 

 corn to a fine-meal, but think that their stock do better when it is 

 kibbled. One great advantage of meal is that it mixes more intimately 

 with the chaff; and chaff which would not be very palatable is readily 

 eaten when sprinkled with meal which cannot be separated from it, as 

 is the case with heavy grain or coarsely-broken cake. A disadvantage 



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Fig. 354. Bamford's Grist Mill. 



Fig. 355. Hunt's Smooth-Roller Bruising Mill. 



in using too fine a meal is that it is liable to ferment and cause harm 

 if given in large quantities, especially when newly ground, or when it 

 has been left too long and has become musty. Fine meal is better for 

 pig-feeding, as it mixes more easily with water or wash. 



In fig. 353 we show one of Messrs. Barford & Perkins's combined 

 mills for crushing oats, malt, and linseed; grinding barley, wheat, or 

 and kibbling beans, maize, or peas. 



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The grist mill (fig. 354) of Messrs. Bamford & Sons, of Uttoxeter, 

 is a simple and durable machine, made with reversible plates. It is 

 adapted to grinding any kind of grain to whatever degree of fineness 

 may be required for farmers' use. 



