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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-11-03, Page 1i I `j .1 9� J) )f • fine Behlen Crain Dryer locat- ed in front of the elevator is the largest of its kind—the loading ^Cap'acity is 500 bushels. The inachine is designed' for Uniform dryinga-,grafi' is. poured alt around the inner air chaiuber Arab which heatdd air is #Diced. By being equally distributed around this chamber, the grain is evenly dried. k~` The air is heated 1»' propane gas and driven by high velocity tan through the grain,. The dryer has an atitomatie diner to regulate the period re- euired to bring the moisture down 'to the pi'Oiher percentage. It automatioaliy cools: ,the dry grata. 114 Cann's Special Edition Carfrey Cann Operates The Automatic Weigh Scales, Scales Weigh Automatically The ,elevator 'is equipped with 1 the receiving spout and dumps two Richardson automatic weigh- its load, This operation is done Ing scales, one for receiving in a few seconds. grain and one for shipping grain. When the shipment has .been 'These scales will handle the completed,° the scale will print grain as,quickiy as the elevator automatically tlie-number. of,600- Itself can put it through. They pound loads that have gone automatically print .weight tickets. through. Tlie part load is measur- es well. ed by a hand. scale .on the Grain is dumped from the ele- machine. ' • yator leg into a bin on the scales The receiving scale is at the • and when a. bin receives, 600 bottom of the elevator, the ship- peunds it automatically Shuts off ping unit,• at the top. Platform Hoist Dumps Tractor Trailer -Doerr s Unloads s gain 'Truck's - Hoist Un Dahl G ucks Cann's new elevator is. one' of the few in Ontario which Can offer a hydraulic platform hoist' for fast unloading. The machine is called a Ke- wanee hydraulic elevator dumper and it is designed to speed the unloading Of single. unit trucks, tractor .trailers and .:wagons. • The dumper will raise the 25'x10.' platform from level' to a 35 -degree angle in 44 seconds— it lowers in 20 seconds. Rs lifting capacity is 50,000 pounds , and is flowered by a single 10 h.p.. motor. and hy- draulic pumping unit mounted on oil reservoir. Twd pairs of. hydraulic wheel stops are provided fon safety. Behlen Grain Dryer Heated By Gas Dryer Handles : 5 0 Bushels. and -stoles the machine at the end of that ohne, This, initehitie will dry all grains including wheat, barley, soya beans and white beans. It is conneeted 1`o the elevator tie that none of the grain. needs to be Moved by heed. It is fed through a gravity conveyer front the mill and is emptied by use' of a ere conveyer at .the bottom. The dryer is equipped with: int- portant safety features, Should the hydro fail and etep the fan, the propane 15 au•toiirlatleally shut off. If the temperature of the grain rises above the safe degree, the solonoid Safety device auto- matically shuts 'off the propane. nes EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MQINING, NOVEMBER S, 1955 0 ern. Features Fast Handling. ()pep ,House Wednesday. Official opening of the new grain elevator erected by Cann's Mill I4d. near the CNR station will be, held next Wednesday, November 9, when the firm .will hold an open .house for public in- spection. The pension will mark the ad dition of a major service to the agriculture industry of the area. The $75,00,0 elevator, with its modern equipment, provides .the most efficient, 'facilities for the drying, storing, .cleaning and: shipping of grain and shelling of corm. Features of the elevator are its,. fire -proof construction and its automatic. equipment. The build- ing is all cement and steel• with asbestos sheet siding and an as- bestos roof. A11 •the electrical' 'equipment — starters,switches, wiring and lights—are dustproof. Handles Grain ,Quickly' Major equipment in the elevat- or includes a hydraulic platform hoist for quick unloading of trucks and traetor trailers; a cern,: sheller with a capacity of 1,500 bushels an hour; a corn and grain cleaner which "'will handle up to 2,400•bushels an hour; two automatic ,weighscales for ship- ping and receiving of grain; and a large -size grain dryer., - 'The ;all -steel 'elevator for re- ceiving grain consists of a 5 -Ply, 17 -inch belt on which are fasten- ed 16"x7" grain buckets to move large quantities quickly. The building also houses -"two steel elevators with'•12-inch belt- ing to which are attached 11"x5." buckets which hilk load a train car of wheat in 30 ` minutes: These elevators are, used to fill the silos and to load outgoing grain and areconnected to the automatic weigh scale. Capacity Of 40,000 Bushels. The building is 50 feet square and,rises 60 feet in the air. Int houses six cement silos 14 ,feat in diametet with a bushel capa- city` of 6,000 each, A star -bin will be installed shortly to gi5*e the elevator a total capacity of 40,000 bushels. •- Each silo sits on 'a . donut - shaped base of cement two feet deep and -three feet wide,, The hole in the middle allows the grain to rest on the ground rather than on the base. Incorporated into the elevator is a new -type unloading pit underneath the railroad siding to empty hoppered..grain cars. Screw conveyers take the grain front under the •tracks ' tie the main elevator where it is lifted and taken to the silos. ,Also connected to the elevator is a, Behlen grain dryer with a capacity of 500 bushels. A small 'cement block office has been constructed near the building, to provide facilities for paper work and .moisture testing. Valued At $75,000 • The elevator and its equip- ment, valued at $75,00.0, is con- sidered one -of the most efficient and most economical types oper- ating in ,Western Ontario. It in- corporates advantages seen In a number of new' elevators biro-. strutted in the province, Cann's 1Vii11 • Ltd., builders of the elevator, is a •,private cont- pony which purchased a flour mill in Exeter in 1940 and has developed 'it into: a large feed and seed grain ''business. The company'also'buys and sells small seeds. Prixlciples in the company are G. A. 'Cann and 'his two sons, Carfrey . and Art, me fat'he'r • is general manager and director of the seed grain' department. Car- frey is office Manager -in charge of purchasing; and. Art is produc- tion manager and head of the 'Ifoo,ltlluooll'lllollf ... _ levator rains Established 15 Years -Ago arks Milestone grass seed . departmen,t. , Gerald Chapman is the man- ager Of the new elevator. Ray Smith is his assistant. Built By Blenheim Firm The elevator was constructed by Trugeon and Phair of Blen- heim who have had considerable experience in this field. Sullivan Mill Equipment, To- ronto, supplied most of the ma- chines . in the plant. The corn dryer ivaS..pureha'sed front Chat- ham Farm.. Equipment. Local men played a big part in the .building of,.the elevater. Garfield Thomson, of Exeter, in- stalled the electrical system; bull- dozing of the site was done by Lorne Becker; excavation work by Charles P. Dietrich; building supplies were furnished by Huron Lumber Co. Ltd.; cement by Sel- don p'uels; gravel by Cudmore's gravel;- machine work by Mara shall and Murray; hauling of fill by Norval Jones. Jolla Webster constructed the PfflOe Building. Construction of the grain ele- vator marks an important mile- stone in the growth of Cann's Mill Ltd. " 'Since the -firm .purchased the idle flour inill of the Harvey. Bros. id • 1940, it has progressed steadily to become one ',of the larger feed 'businesses in Western Ontario. In 'addition, the com- pany buys and sells considerable grain and small seeds. lily. making available to farm-. err.• the moat modern processing equipment apd'"ifeed service, the company has enjoyed ever-in- creasing support. It has intro- duced ' new feeding methods to the 'district through the• instal- lation of such equipment and machinery., for .making pelletted' feedsand for' mixing and blee- ding molasses with feeds etc, alistory •of Cann's Mill IJtd. In- volves a' story of haw a fatlher and his two eehool teacher sons turned a failure into a success. Panned Tat West G. A. Cann the father, was raisedin On, but he moved teato11111t11111i111111f11111Ililltllllllflt fOlflllltt"Ittt iitl,llltllli ltlhfl ltttfHob; We Invite You To Inspect Our New Grain Elevator Wednesday, November 9 from 1 p.m. to 6 YOU WILL SEI,:.. • * Semi -trailer trucks Iiftea ,and unloaded by our platform hoist * Truck load; of cabbed 'corn shelled in a few minutes 'fit' The big Western 'Cleaner "separating cobs and shelled torn • * The new Automatic Weigle Scales in operation * The method of drying grain * .Method of unloading (new -type). railroad lhoppered:grain car * now guitirly the 'elevator will elevate grain to the storage silos • Other points of interest - HOT COF'F'EE AND LUNCH SERVED 'Take Home A Sotkvenir EVERYONE WELCOME ?yiauil161tlilliliifiiltfilnlfltiinii1Y111h11ritiiiYiifY/iYiYiYiYli11511d1i1n liliYlni iiiiiiti niYVuiiiliuiiilinuiilYtfiiVYYtll7ligililhiilfiiliYlYYipIPrIYYMd1iYnnilniId,irli'iid,YdiiflYY1YUOY'11f� In Firm's his young family west in 19117 and farmed at Brock, Saskat- chewan, until 1938. His two sons; Carfrey and Art, completed their education there and, after graduating from normal school in Saskatoon, began teaching. -'Mr..:Oann sold .his farm in 19$8 'an'd returned to -Ontario to operate another farm ,near Dun- ville. In 1940 the family decided to buy into the •flour business and they purchased from they Har- vey Bros: estate the $ni•Il on Main St. which had beenidle for over a ;year. Not being millers, the Canns hired Ed Howald, now retired on Alexander St, to -make the flour. He produced only one batch. The Canna diSee ve',ed the Market was gone ' and they couldn't sell the flour. Their ven- ,ture ended in failure. Grov'th' (Fortunately, the mill had a small feed business connected with it and the 'ffaans realized the future of the company lay in this field: They are out all the flour machinery and conver- ted the building into a feed mill. They installed their first mixer in 1940 and made arrangements with the Shur -(Gain division of Canada Packers Ltd. to sell their. concentrates. • Grew Steadily The business grew steadily. A large 24 -inch grinder was added to :supplement the original. 15 - inch one. The mill at 'Whalen was purchased in 1944. A .pellet :mill was installed in 1947 and in 1950 .a Second mixer was added tto the Exeter mill and Purina chows and sanitation products. were taken on. In 1954 a molas- ses mixer was ,purchased. Corn Shaer- Fast, hellerFast, Clean The Western pitless .corn shelt- er installed in the elevator will handle np to 1,600 bushels ,per hour—it is the Fastest and largest machine of its type, This equipment is located at the bottom of the receiving pit in the 'basement and, it feeds 'the, shelled torn directly into a leg of the elevator Bo that It Can be immediately weighe4 and trans- ferred to the storage or the dryer. The "Western Sheller features .a patented ball bearing adjusting lever which enables the operator to adjust the cylinder instantly, while running, to all kinds and, condition of cern. The spiral type- feeder gives the Sheller greater capacity, more positive feed and prevents crack•- ing the corn and breaking the cobs. With this feeder, it is int- possible for the eorn to jump- out of the 'hopper. The revolving cylinder on the steelier as a truncated cone sur- rounded by two casings (upper an3•Iower)`forming another cone around the revolving .cylinder. The two cones are located on dif- ferent planes so 'that the space between the two shelling sur- faces, at the apex of the cone is greater than -any other point. The space gradually ' diminishes to- ward the base of the cone, leav- ing only snfficent room for the discard. of cobs after. the corn has been removed. Big Cleaner in Elevator Between 2,200 and 2,40h0• bush- els of •.corn can be cleaned an hour by tete Western Gyrating Corn 'Cleaner , Installed on the second floor of the elevator. Thee cleaner Is ,-desig^ned es- pecially for separating corn from cob and cleaning it as it comer from the Sheller. With special screens, It will also clean up lo 1,800 bushels of wheat, barley or nate an hour. The cleaner has two distinct movements, rotary and oSotl'la- ting. The rotary motion gives • the machine great capacity; the oscillating frees the screen quick- ly. • The adjustable finger screens or riddles used on the cleaner are absolutely non-chokable and always clean and open, insuring a quick and perfect separation. The screens are made in two sections and can be inatantly adjusted to coarse or fine, clean- ing, as desired,. by simply turn- ing a handwheel. The .grain, ,u:poa entering the cleaner, first drops to a steal spreader which distri- butes it evenly over a set of long, malleable fingers were a quick separation is made, carrying the eobs, husks, sines, etc. over the ends of the fingers and allowing the grain to fall through onto the first section, of the screen. The riddles are placed in such , a way that the corn and cobs, in ,passing 'from one to the other, must pass over a second set of malleable fingers locatedaat the end of the first section. This serves to give the mass of shucks, cobs etc. a second turning, stak- ing and tearing apart 'before reaching the second screen, five inches bellow, which competes the separation and prevents any Dorn from falling over with the cobs. DISPLAY PRODUCTS IN SHOWROOM—reeds and farm supplies offered by Canns if1l Ltd. are displayed in this modern showroom on the front of the Exeter Mill, Standing in front . � C — . G. Cann. rf ay Canis and i�• :xhe , 1'10 r are Stewart D3*Icstra) Art 1`i'ayne, ZVi•rs, Don. Gaiser, Ca r 3' Doerr