The Rural Voice, 2004-10, Page 28Full Line Custom Farm Services
O Planting all crops: no -till and conventional
O Field tillage: conservation and conventional
O Spraying and fertilizing
O Mowing alfalfa
O Large square baling with up to 49 knives
O Harvesting: alfalfa, corn silage and cob meal
O Direct cut cereal silage and high -moisture corn
O Silage hauling and bunker packing
O Combining all crops
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24 THE RURAL VOICE
furnace, which can be connected to
existing ductwork and will heat
3,000-3,500 square feet.
The fuel for the heating systems
comes "right off the field." Corn,
wheat or rye can be used, and the
ideal moisture content is 14-18 per
cent.
"(Last) year was bad," admits
Gulutzen. "Most times you can take
the crops right off the field and put
them in the stoves."
The other plus about the fuel is that
it's a renewable source. "You look at
a tree, it takes years to grow. With
this, in the right climate you could
have fuel growing all year round."
The stoves emit carbon dioxide
so they are better for the
environment. and when the
clinker is removed what's left is
potash so it can be used as fertilizer.
Gulutzen said the heat, though dry,
is constant as the auger that feeds the
fire is on a timer so it drops a few
kernels down as needed. "Not like
wood, where it's 80 degrees one
minute, then 40 degrees."
Gulutzen estimates that two acres
of extra crops would provide the heat
for the winter. People who live in
town, but like the environmental
aspects of the fuel, should try and
strike a deal with a farmer, he
suggests.
"You will get the cleanest corn
from a farmer."
Maintenance for the stoves is •
minimal, said Gulutzen. "Once a
month you shut it down to clean it," a
process that takes about half an hour.
"Use a shop vac, blow all the dust
outside and you're up and running
again."
Generally the stoves need to be
filled just once a day. The hopper in
the smaller model holds about 45
pounds while the bigger one holds
70.
If there's a downside, Gulutzen
blames it on capricious Mother
Nature. "Sure it can be a bit of a
roller coaster. If you have a drought,
corn prices are going to go up and
this is not as economical. But when
you do have a bumper year, there's
more savings."
Grain Stoves Inc. currently has
dealers in Ontario, Quebec,
Manitoba, and Alberta, as well as in
some areas of the United States.0