We had a Mongomery Wards gravity fed hammer mill in the grainery. The oats were there, but we loaded a flare box with ear corn from the corn crib and hauled it to the grainery to grind. It did not handle wetter ear corn in the fall; easy to plug. Dad used a 1929 JD D to grind usually with a vee chunk of wood to help hold the belt tight. The D really barked when he was finished grinding, so I would have to be coaxed to remove the block when he backed up to ease the tension on the block so I could remove it. When Dad built our new corncrib, he mounted a Montgomery Wards grain buster hammer mill with a travelling feed table on 2-7' channel irons so we could put it in the corn crib and shovel ear corn directly into it. We could move it up the alley of the corn crib because he buried 2 pipes in the concrete so we could stake it down several places. We used a 1946 A or a 1951 G to grind. When using the A, we had to feed it a little slower than the G which the mill would eat the corn as fast as we could shovel. Dad died in September, 1970 when I was almost 16. I used the mill another 7 years until the main shaft on the hammer mill broke off (it had a steel pulley on it that I could not keep tight and running smooth). That was a very sad day for me because it worked so well. I used a mix mill for a couple years (not nearly as handy!). Then I put up a use Harv for hi moisture corn. Except for Dad dying, I have a lot of good memories. I wish I could download pictures from my head to show you.
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