Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
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022. Fanning Mill

Title

022. Fanning Mill

Description

A fanning mill is a winnowing machine. Winnowing is the step of cleaning the grain to separate the considerable chaff, dust, weed seeds and whatnot from what you want to eat. Winnowing is done after the thresher knocks the grains loose from the head.

Creator

Rees, Pamela - Photographer

Publisher

State Library of Iowa

Date

2017-09

Contributor

Ted and Judy Pitzenberger
Tyden Farm #6
1145 300th St, Dougherty, IA 50433
Phone: (641) 426-5277
http://tydenfarm.com

Rights

This digital image may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from the State Library of Iowa

Format

jpg

Type

still image

Original Format

Photograph

File Name

Fanning_Mill_IMG_0048.JPG
Antique_Fanning_Mill_IMG_0061_Rotated.JPG

Repository

State Library of Iowa

Contact information.

Digital item modified

2017-09