Increase Your Agriculture IQ: Bloom Manufacturing

Reader Contribution by Press Release
Published on June 20, 2012
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Immediate News Release:
Heartland Acres Agribition Center
2600 Swan Lake Blvd.
Independence, Iowa 50644
319 332-0123
Attn: Craig Johnson

Increase your Agriculture IQ #5 – Bloom Manufacturing

Dortha Sundquist and Intern Steven Pals stand by a very early model of a corn cutter and crusher manufactured by Bloom Manufacturing.

In the late 1800s J.S. Bloom discovered through working with Iowa State University, that cattle benefited from eating the whole ear of corn rather than just the kernels. The ear acted as roughage and contained some nutrients. This knowledge led Smith to design, build and patent a corn cutter and crusher in 1901. The equipment allowed farmers to process the whole ear of corn along with the kernels to produce a higher quality of feed for their animals. This also led to a higher quality of manure for the farmer to put on his field.

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