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James King (Nashville, GA) |
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Mr. King lives between Nashville and Alapaha
within 100 yards or so of his birthplace. Although the cane venture
is associated with him, he is, unfortunately, disabled and the work falls
to his wife and daughter. They have a self-serve (honor system) cane-juice
stand, sell juice on an occasional basis in an Albany market, and make syrup.
Because preferences differ, they sell some syrup as a blend with corn syrup
and some as pure syrup. Like all the syrup produced in Berrien County,
their syrup is of excellent quality.
(Updated Jan 22, 2002) |
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Above are two views of a motorized two-roller
mill. This mill is a QFM #14 (or identical) that was made in Quitman
GA. The mill is driven by a tractor pto, which is connected to a right-angle
converter. Note the vertical shaft that is connected by a chain to the
vertical shaft of the mill. A friend of theirs, the same person who
motorized my Southern Plow # 5, did the machine work in the Chula/Brookfield
area.
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Here is an action shot of the mill. Anyone who might doubt the juice output of a vertical 2-roller mill should see this one squeezing cane! Mr. King’s daughter, who is all business, is in the background. |
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Above are different views of a Golden horse mill that is driven with a conventional sweep. |
This shows their furnace under construction. Note the kettle support and the brickwork. A mason laid the first course, but Mrs. King did the other masonry. |
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The above images show the wide lip that Mrs.
King put around the kettle (which has just been filled with juice) and dampeners
that are installed in the flue. This is an uncommon arrangement, but
probably contributes to flame control and efficiency.
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