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Title |
A.T. Ferrell Clipper Grain Seed Cleaner |
Object Name |
Cleaner, Seed |
Catalog Number |
2013.001.001 |
Description |
A.T. Ferrell Clipper Grain Seed Cleaner 1966 a) The grain cleaner, manufactured in Saginaw, Michigan. Equipment with a small electrical GE motor. b) Feed hopper (11.25" X 10.25" X 4.0"); c) Drawer Assembly (18.3" X 11.75" X 4.5"); d) Tray (16.25" X 10.8" X 2.75"); e) 8-Screens (15.0" X 9.75" X 0.3") and the Envelope with equipment information is cataloged as 2013.1.2. The screen are numbered: e #1 30 X 30; e #2 6 X 22; e #3 13; e #4 8; e #5 19; e #6 1/12 X 1/2; e #7 6 X 14; e #8 6. Photographed A device consisting of two vibrating screens. The machine designed to separate and sort by specific weight. Fanning mills are also used in the processing of hybrid and varietal corn kernels to separate damaged kernels and stalk sections from the bulk harvested material. Clipper Seed Cleaners were invented and manufactured in Ohio by John E. Smith. In 1891, he sold controlling interest in his company to A. T. Ferrell who moved manufacturing to Saginaw, Michigan. A. T. Ferrell and Company soon became one of the leading producers of seed and grain conditioning equipment. The company still manufactures agricultural equipment, including seed cleaners, operating as a division of the Bluffton Agri/Industrial Corporation. Used by Forest Service researchers to find Ceanothus seed in the forest duff. Ceanothus is a North American shrub or small tree of the largely western genus Ceanothus, having clusters of small white or blue flowers |
Date |
1966 |
Year Range from |
1966 |
Year Range to |
1966 |
Dimensions |
H-25.5 W-17 L-32 inches |
Material |
Wood/Metal/Rubber |
Subjects |
Plant ecology Research |
Search Terms |
Research |
Catalog date |
2013-01-08 |
Collection |
USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station |