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Are you sure it was a grist mill (i.e., for grinding wheat or corn into flour for humans), or was it a feed grinder (for rendering grain into animal feed, i.e., cracked corn)? As part of a large-scale advertising campaign that started in 1920 or 1921, Ford Motor Company agreed to sell various manufacturers' implements (Oliver 7A plows, Nichols & Shepard "Red River Special" threshing machines, Roderick Lean disc harrows, etc.) with "Fordson Special" paint jobs and distinctive lettering through their network of Ford/Fordson dealerships nationwide. Stover made their No. 40 feed grinder with the "Fordson Special" logo painted on the side; I think that may be the one that you remember from the "Fordson Farming" booklet (I have a copy of that booklet, but alas I am traveling this week & don't have it with me). Perhaps someone in YT-land could scan & post a pic? No matter whether it's a grist mill or a feed mill, that is a desirable implement & I would recommend you pick it up if the current owner is looking to sell. There can't be very many of those left out there that still have the original lettering visible... My 2¢ worth. -- Maine Fordson
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