Corn Stove Corn Growing

[egglebl]

I grew my own corn for heat this winter. It was a lot of work but I worked out and continue to develop and improve the process. I will be increasing production this next season. I have a lot of questions as follows:

1. Would like to hear tips from other corn for heat growers

2. What cleaning methods do you use?

3. Can anyone give me a source for grain bag suppliers and recommend a sewing device?

4. I have been getting a lot of input (marketing survey) from homeowners who would like to purchase corn in bags similar to the way wood pellets are bagged in sealed poly bags. Can you recommend a bag source?

5. When I buy corn for heat the farmer will ask me what type of corn I want. What are the options? How is stove corn different from feed corn etc? Cleaner? Dryer? Special size?

Thanks

Bryan

[RLawns]

good questions I would like to no the same things

[Wyatt Earp]

Originally Posted by egglebl

I grew my own corn for heat this winter. It was a lot of work but I worked out and continue to develop and improve the process. I will be increasing production this next season. I have a lot of questions as follows:

1. Would like to hear tips from other corn for heat growers

2. What cleaning methods do you use?

3. Can anyone give me a source for grain bag suppliers and recommend a sewing device?

4. I have been getting a lot of input (marketing survey) from homeowners who would like to purchase corn in bags similar to the way wood pellets are bagged in sealed poly bags. Can you recommend a bag source?

5. When I buy corn for heat the farmer will ask me what type of corn I want. What are the options? How is stove corn different from feed corn etc? Cleaner? Dryer? Special size?

Thanks

Bryan

1. Corn is Corn, IDK that there is anything special to do for "heat corn"

2. We obviously use a combine, I am guessing you pick by hand, so there is no special cleaning process as it is fanned in the combine

3. http://www.farberbag.com/

4. I would try your local feedmill, they should have whole shelled corn ready for purchase

5.Again corn is corn, any corn that you would be able to purchase would just be standard yellow corn

There is no different sizes, moisture could vary by a point but would not matter for your use, cleanliness can vary but IDK if that makes any diffence, most grain in a framers bin is clean enough to market

Can you use the cob and/or husk also? Both would be a good source of fuel if it can be used in your stove