The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-20

DOlLS aUONc. julie e;tSI Sluc VI UEc
building are the whirling burrs, trans
forming the bright plump kernels of
glorious Northern Pacific wheat into
clear, beautiful flour. Three stones
are now set and three more are to be
put in as soon as possible. On this
floor is the company's fire extinguish-
er. Passing to the second story the
vision is DISTRACTED by:a large bran
and shorts bin and passing this we
discover a long "dusting reel" and
walking around this we come to the
large ''middling purifier" and further
on the ''wheat steamer" and garner
Of which more to follow. CHANGING
at these we ascend to the third story.
Here are located on either side long
rows OF bins containing wheat in it's
| various conditions before going to
the stones, q busting room, etc. In
the center is a large frame in which
are two mammoth bolts now running
| and two more to he placed us soon as
| practicable. At the south end Of
these is the machinery for the eleva-
tors, bolts, etc. In short every thing
is in apple pie order and the machin-
cry and implements all strictly first
class. The following is the trip taken
by wheat through the great mill be-
fore it is ready for bread:
A sack of wheat comes in at the
entrance on the first floor, and placed
upon the scales and weighed. From
thence it is emptied into the stock
hopper. and runs through tubes to
the cleaners; being thoroughly clean
ed it enters IN elevator and is carried
to the bins in the top story, from
thence it plsses back to the second
story and on it's way goes through
the "whcat steamer, and here we
viii mention the utility Of this nh
chine. AS the wheat passes through
the steamer it is thoroughly impreg-
mated with steam which reduces the
wheat to an absolute uniformity and
draws I'll the dampness from the CEN
ter Of the kernel to the outside shell;
thus toughcning the bran and insur-
ing clearer grade of -four. After
taking it's Turkish bath" us it were,
it enters q garner over the stones and
goes through tin tubes to the bins
where it is ground into minute par
tic!es. At this stage the flour and
''midllings" are mixed together, and
coming from the stones they enter q
"conveyor" which carries it to an
elevator and back to the second story
and through the ''chop reel" There
the fine flour is separated from the
coarse or "middlings" AMI is sent to
the -four garner on the first floor where
it is placed in sacks bearing the
stamp Of ''Silver Dust" The mid
l|ings now go to the busting reel
and all dust and impurities extracted
and then back through the ''middling
purifier" to the stones for re-grinding
and then goes through the same pro-
cess us the whert..
The 'patent proccss' -four is sim
ply the middlings purified and re-
ground, giving: absolute purity OF
color and grade. .
The -four which is given in ex-
change for wheat is the straight grliie
or what goes by the name Of ''Gold
Dust"
In closing we cannot hut do justice
to the managers in saying that tn. y
have indeed furnished Wadena coun-
ry mill viii CHI will take rank with
The very hest in this upper country.
or the large saw mill they are to
erect, we will speak moro ut length
in the future.