This is a mule-drawn cane syrup mill that was produced in Selma, AL in the 1880s by Peacock Company of Ohio. Earnest Dyess of Camden, AL found it on his property years ago. He restored the old syrup mill and then donated it to the park in 1997
The juice is rendered from sugar cane using a vertical roller mill powered by a mule or a horse pulling the sweep around the mill that is in the center. We recently set up a larger, horizontal roller mill which is powered by a flat belt from a 1941 John Deere AO or, our latest addition, a 1928 John Deere GP
Using a technique that has been practiced for several hundred years, volunteers grind sugar cane into juice using a mule or tractor powered mill and then boil the juice into cane syrup. The process takes approximately six hours to complete with four of those hours reserved for the cooking process
Pictured at the left are two mule drawn roller mills. The shafts and bearings are unusually large at 4 . The mill on the left is from the Quitman Mfg. Co., Quitman, GA. The second mill is from S M Co., Quitman, GA. Rourke Iron Works. At the left is the original mule drawn mill at the Southern Cross
The Southern Plow Co. Columbus No. 15 is the heaviest mule drawn mill that I have seen. It is set up on a sled to be pulled by 4 mules, (2 teams). The 2 teams are hooked to each end of the A frame sweep to power the mill. The mill was updated in the 1920's with a belt power setup
Sep 09, 2005 Edward Murphy, whose father started the Murphy farm in the late 1800’s, modernized the mule-drawn mill and wood-fired cooking operation in the late 1970’s according to Jimmy Murphy, oldest son who now, with brother Kevin, runs the farm. The original Winship and Sons No. 14 mill has been modified to accept tractor power rather than mule power
Nov 11, 2021 TIFTON, Ga. – From the mule-powered sugar cane mill to the smell of syrup cooking, visitors will become immersed in the days of old in South Georgia on Nov. 20 at the annual cane grinding and
Feb 08, 2013 The horse-power unit when powered down, again through a pulley system, can also drive their grain grinder. Using horses to generate power in this way is not typical for most Amish, but Unity is not a typical Amish community. You may also recall the mule-powered washing machine we recently saw used by a Mennonite group in Missouri
1896 Mule Powered Cane Syrup Mill 114 Years Old!! This is a mule powered cane mill made by W.B. Belknap and Co. in Louisville KY. It is Model 2 manufactured in 1896. It is the New Blue Grass model. It has been sitting out and has some surface rust, but it is still very solid and wouldn't take a whole lot to get it running
Helen A Lockey Mule Drawn Sugar Cane Mill, Dade City, Fla. Jan 21, 2013 0183 32 Mule Drawn Sugar Cane Mill, Dade City, Fla Working antique sugar cane crushing mills are fun to watch What makes them extra special is if they are over 90 years old and mule powered I got a chance to video one in motion at Melton s Machinery Museum, sugar cane syrup making day
Nov 21, 2019 TIFTON, Ga. – From the mule-powered sugar cane mill to the smell of syrup cooking, visitors will become immersed in the days of old in South Georgia on Nov. 23 at the annual cane grinding and
Jun 27, 2021 They are highly sought after by people who still make syrup due to the fact that they are much, much more efficient than their horse (mule) drawn counterparts. The animal powered mills have risen into the $500.00 plus range, while the power mills can go upwards of 2 grand depending on the model and size
Oct 31, 2014 TIFTON – From the mule-powered sugar cane mill to the smell of syrup cooking, visitors will become immersed in the days of old in South Georgia on Nov. 8 and 15 at the annual cane grinding and syrup making parties at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
GEHL Grind-All Hammer Mill. Vintage GEHL hammer mill, Mfg. by GEHL Bros. Mfg. Co. In West Bend Wisconsin, model #41, serial #34246, complete with galvanized hopper and feed bag holder shoot. All in good working condition, it was always stored inside.It has a flat belt pulley to run off your tractor. Asking $620
Jan 03, 2021 PTO CANE MILL. SOUTHERN PLOW CO. NO 5. Great condition. Full functioning and intact PTO mill. $4000.00 Call 904-333-3936 for more information
Snapshots 31-45 . John Lewis, an antique dealer in Homerville/Dupont, Georgia, has a number of kettles and cane mills, which included this Columbus Iron Works two-roller mill (Slide 31) in Dupont that was subsequently purchased by Tommy Clayton..Columbus Iron Works made a number of two-roller mills that corresponded approximately by number and capacity with the 2
The Russell Creek Mennonite community in Lobelville, TN is home to this Sorghum mill. You'll notice there are carts with long straight cane and carts with wh
Sep 10, 2019 For 12 years or more, Joe Todd and his mule-drawn cane mill have been the centerpiece of the BHS’ harvest and heritage celebration. Todd’s family has been making syrup since 1835 and for six generations
Oct 25, 2012 Syrup, sugar, candy, and cane “beer” could all be produced right on the farm. J. L. Herring’s Saturday night sketches: stories of old wiregrass Georgia, published in 1918, illustrates how central this harvest “chore” was to the farming community.. CANE GRINDING TIME. It is cane-grinding time in South Georgia, by some miscalled sugar-boiling time — although little