I once threshed grain at the Farmers Museum in Cooperstown, when we used to live out that way. There are a number of non-electric, non-petro. farm resources there (incl. farmers). It might be worth checking out: http://www.farmersmuseum.org/. Perhaps someone at the museum could point you in the right direction.
-- Katie Q-J George Frantz wrote: > You need to start scouring the farm auctions. I'm sure that hand operated > threshers did exist into the 50s and 60s. > > They may well still be manufactured and marketed to PA German Plain Sect > farmers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and now our own Finger Lakes region, > or there is a used equipment market for them. > > I've been away from the farm too long to offer any further immediate help. > > George Frantz > > > > John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm researching production of flax seed on small scale (about an acre > between our house and a new pond we are putting in this spring)- we > like the way it looks/flowers as part of the landscape and think it > would be neat to harvest the seed for food use- throw on cereal, mix in > with fruit and yogurt, etc. > * I've purchased "Small Scale Grain Raising" by Gene Logsdon and > cant wait to get this from Amazon where I bought used copy. Any other > books, articles you may think of would be appreciated > * Found small scale (4,5 or 6 ft wide) no till grain drill I can > use with my tractor which I will probably buy and can use to plant > switchgrass, prariegrass, clover, rotation grain crops for the flax > seed, etc. Ferrari Tractors in California- Eugene Conales phone 530 > 846 6401 PO Box 1045 Gridley, CA 95948. Nice man, works with people > doing agriforestry, organic farming. > * Trouble comes at harvest time. No small scale combines or > threshers If anyone knows of used small scale harvesting equipment I'd > greatly appreciate the lead. Ann and I will start by hand scythe, > flail bundles over a log onto a tarp to collect the seed. Any tips here > would be appreciated. As we mainly want the ground cover/blue flowers , > harvesting is not such a big deal we'll just do enough for our and > neighbors' consumption. We are definitely not looking to sell seed. > > Thanks much, > John > _______________________________________________ > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > > > > --------------------------------- > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. > _______________________________________________ > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > > > -- _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
