The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-06-11
H. BURROWS PATENT PLANTATION
CORN AND FIGURING MILLS,

The best and cheapest now in use.
'HlS Mill differs from all others in the construction
u OF the upper or runner stone, which is composed
OF French Burr Blocks, enclosed in a cast-iron case
and forms the back and hoop of the stone, with a cas-
IRON eye or bush, that is OF greater external diameter
al the bottom than at the top, is secured to the back
by fpur bolts, so that every block is in the form of d
dovetail, which gives greater strength to a stone than
any other method that is required in small mills where
the stone IS run with great speed and becomes DANCE
rols II not strongly made. 1t also gives any weight
TO a stone OF small diameter that is required, without
making it thick or high.
They can be run by either gin, horse, water or steam
power, and require no millwright to set them up.
ADVANTAGES:
lst. Sufficient weight in the runner stone to crush
the grlst, without having to supply pressure TO the run
ner stone from the driving power, as most undulatory
mills have to do; this is of greatimportance when horse
power is used.
I'd. When the stone is running its own momentum
acts like the fly wheel of an engine, afording regu-
larlty and speed to its motion. If a mill does not run
true and regular you cannot make good meal or flour.
Sd. The stone is composed of 4 or 5 French burr
blocks, because single blocks Of sufficient SIZE cannot
be had without having soft or imperfect places in
them.
4th. The stone having this great weight is enabled to
grind near the centre a larger quantity with less DOW
er than any other mill now in use.
9Th. This mill is a square frame, made of wood, in
the form Of husk: the "a inch occupving a snace of
only 4 or 5 feet square.
9th. This mill is simply and strongly constructed
and less liable to get out of order than any other mill,
and does not req ire a milwright to set them up.
18th. The gearing and pullies of these mills are all
of iron and are preferable because there never is ne
cessity of crossing the band or of extra pullies 10 keep
tin place; the band does not get cut and worn as in
the case of single geared mills; nor is there danger in
putting the band on or off the pulley as in single gear
mills.
By the steady application of steam power, the "a
inch mill will grind ! to 10 bushels per hour, of good
meal, and will grind wheat as we'll as corn. The 80
inch mill will grind - to Is bushels per hour; the sc
inch 20 or more bushels per hour with proper speed. |
More than 250D of these mills have been used, prin-
cipally in the south and west, and never have any been
from failing to please. The above mill is
10 give entire satisfaction or NAV be return
ed at our expense. !
We have no premium certificates from scientific So
cletles to refer to, never having asked for them, but
we do refer, with some pride, to about twenty-five
persons who have purchased and used our
mills. There being no equal or superior to our mill,
we cannot build a reputation for it by clustering chal-
Ienges, or by comparIson, as other mill manufacturers
do with ours. *"*=
III mill will not sell without premium certificates or
windy challenges, for public trials with mills of admit-
superlorlty* tor there is no danger of their trying
heir mill with an interior one,( as others do with ours.
1r buncomb advertisements, then ours will never sell, |
or we shall never descend to either method.
When a man wants to sell you n mill and tells you
hat a IA inch, Is inch, OF 20 inch mill will grind Il
o 20 bushels per hour, look at the hole through the
tones and see ifhait that quantity of corn would pass
Trough without grinding at all.
.*See Straub's advertisement.