Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13
COMMUNICATIONS.
WILLS AND MILLING.

u In presenting a series Of articles on Mills az,
I Milling it will be necessary to give a comprehen
= sive view Of its growth from the old metho,
I usually followed, OF reducing the grain b,
| "single," or once grinding to the present pro
cess Of gradual reduction, by rollers for crush
; ing, scalpng, boiling and grading. shal
, quote from old writers. rs wei as draw largely
r on my own experience, which commence with
the charge OF my lather's mill about the year
1894.
The mills Of lhe Brandywine took She lead g.
historic times, especially before the da,s Of Oh
yer Evans. lT5G-lslg The process was exc,d
ineIy simple. The wheat, cleaned by a rude
machine consisting OF a couple of wire cylinder,
or screens aud air-blast, passed through paii
OF mill stones running very Glow that were close
together, in order that the greatest amount OF
flour might be produced at one grinding. The
meal, or resultant product was then bolted f,,r
siited) the superiine flour thus separated, and
the taiings consisting OF bran and middlings. Ion
coarse unground porton) again separated bv
sitting through boiling reels, was then reground.
This second product varied much among millers
some producing a fine, others dark inpur,
Q N~AAtH+fAfAtt6
only for ship-stuii, etc. Il seems probable THAI
the millers of that day, especially Oliver Evans.
had some notion that a high grade OF houi
might be ground from middlings, bul no system |
aiic method Of procedure was employed. This /
inventive genius aud ability, was, as in the case
Of other great inventors, but leebly reaaltted b,
peeuniary success. His effort was 70 improve
the process Of the period, and his simple contri.
vapces, which arc employed to-day in almosl
the same form, introduced into milling the feat.
ure that has done so much for other American
industries, viz; the automatic handling Of the
raw material aud product, in various stages. by
the power Of the mill His chicfinventions were
the elevator, the conveyor, the drill hopper boy.
etc. By these appliances the expense Of run.
Mug mill was reduced fully one-haIf. TIL,
elevator and cOnveyOr, the most important and
useful OF his machines, are too well known 10 ,
need detailed descriptions.
From these Improvements, date the long peri d
ID OF so-called American" milling. wl.ie,, pro. s.
iuced flour as economically ami Of as go,a p
,rade as that OF foreign miilers; Tor there wa, o.
'ui little progress from the days OF Evans until
he Introduction Of the nsw process abonl tl,-
V-i Aoty' Aur ihlhoiuNta. tue Chief machine d.
the mill, received, as might he expected
luch Of Evans attention. Tncy were az ihai n
me usually made ol granite instead 0i tho Fseucl d,
urr now us'd. It was designed TO rroiucc tbe n
reatest possible amount st supe fine n5ur d, h,
&c grindingi Ia other words to secure the CON, th
ete reduction Of the wheat berry The thor. la
lghness with which this operation was per n
rmed depended on the condition Of :he stones ue
surface between the furrows. the amonnt OF - -
beai fed, she distance between the stones. the ~,
etc. Evans called the attention OF miliers ~.
the necessity OF giving great care 10 the con. dr.,
ion Of the stones. considering them accurate ipe
lchines to be adjusted with the greatest nicety her
Besides the Improvements mentioned above. L
boiling or separating OF the meal into flour loo
ldhngs, and bran, was also modified to meet rus
ver views; the principle innovation being the 1901
Of finer boiling cloths, particularly on larger yam
Is to produce more complete separation, and .ns'
.slur :; Ia -tlaur TO greater extent the
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