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| This page is dedicated to pictures of cane mills used in the production of sorghum syrup or syrup from sugar cane. Some of them are powered by horses or mules on a 'sweep', and some of them are power mills run by gas engines or electric motors. The power mills are usually much more efficient in terms of gallons of juice produced per hour. The first two mills shown on this page belong to us, and the others are mills that we saw at shows, or the pictures were sent to us by internet friends. If you have a mill that you would like to share with us, please feel free to contact me, (Ken Christison),at: christison@coastalnet.com |
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mill above is the one that got us hooked on the hobby. We
bought it in 1986, right after moving to North Carolina.
We didn't get the ambition to use it until a friend
decided to raise some cane and take it to a gentleman
over in Pasquotank county, named Lewis Williams. After
this exposure to the process, I decided it was time to
clean the old mill up and raise some cane.We made our
first sorghum syrup in 1994, and used this mill for three
years. We used our lawn mower to run it at first, and
then our Farmall Super 'C', the 2nd and 3rd year. The
next two are of our Chattanooga #45 which we have used
for 2 years now. We run it with our 7 HP Alamo hit and
miss engine. This is a great way to combine two of our
hobbies. We cook with a stainless steel 'batch' pan,
which holds 90 gallons of juice. This usually yields 8 to
10 gallons of sorghum syrup. |
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 Don H. Dean, Dothan, Alabama, proprietor of Thirteen Oaks Farm and Cane Mill has graciously provided pictures and text showing his operation in Dothan, Alabama. Don is very knowledgeable about cane mills and is always looking for information on unusual mills. Here he shares a step by step narrative of the process of making syrup from sugar cane. Clicking on the image of his Columbus mill take you to this page. |
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| The mill on the left, above, is
owned by Bill Bradshaw of Rusk, Texas. This is an
Excelsior mill made by the Excelsior Foundry Co.,
Bellville, Illinois. The mill on the right was made by
the Southern Plow Co. It belongs to Mr. Jack Croom, of
Marque, Texas. Bill makes syrup from sugar cane. Check
Bill's web page out at: http://www.gourmet-gardens.com/
(photos courtesy of Bill Bradshaw) |
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| Above left is an unidentified
mill owned by J. B. Nance, of Alton MO. On the right J.
B. is getting cooking advice from the "Boss",
grandson Clint Nance. |
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