[Syrupmakers] sorghum soppin

[jay shumpert]

I'm no expert at this, but you may want to consider
growing the variety of sorghum that is specifically
bred for harvesting the seed head. It is not grown for
the cane. The amount of seed harvested will be many
times more productive. We tried some 1 yr on our row
crop farm. As for harvesting(other than a combine) I
really don't know what to suggest.
Jay
--- Gail Cross <tenacity at fidnet.com> wrote:

> Thanks TC, but what I meant was, if one is going to
> grind the seeds into
> flour, how do you get the individual seeds off the
> stalk cleanly so that
> there is nothing BUT seeds getting ground into the
> flour?
> 
> Gail
> 
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 3:15 PM, G Wilson
> <glenarchie at webtv.net> wrote:
> 
> >  Gail
> >
> >      We cut and loaded our sorghum cane stalks on
> to a farm wagon with the
> > heads all hangng off one side ( we tried to line
> thm up evenly ) after we
> > cut a full load we then cut the heads off with a
> chainsaw.  It worked real
> > good and is much easier.
> >
> > T C Wilson
> > Eureka, Kansas
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* Gail Cross
> > *Sent:* Thursday, April 24, 2008 7:14 PM
> > *To:* syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net
> > *Subject:* Re: [Syrupmakers] sorghum soppin
> >
> >  So what's the best way to get the seeds off the
> stalk (aside from trying
> > to strip it off by hand)?
> >
> > Gail in MO
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 5:12 PM, <LJBLKWL at aol.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >>  A flour made from ground sorghum cane seed can
> be bought at some large
> >> grocery stores that sell foods for those who are
> allergic to wheat products.
> >> Last year one of our sorghum helpers ground some
> of the seeds and said the
> >> resulting flour made great pancakes.
> >>
> >> Lonnie Blackwell
> >> Rochester, Mn.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> "When we come to the edge of the light we know,
> and are about to step off
> >> into the darkness of the unknown, of this we can
> be sure ... either God will
> >> provide something solid to stand on or ..... we
> will be taught to fly."
> >>
> >
> >
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Jay


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