It's funny the lengths that some people will go to scam someone, but on teh other hand, it is also funny the lengths that people will go because they don't know what they are doing. A fool and his money will soon be parted! I actually sold ear corn to someone from KY. They came in a 5 ton dump truck, and took 5 tons of ear corn. The guys that came just worked for the guy who was buying it. Now, I'm curious as to why they would come all teh way from KY for ear corn. They said they couldn't find any ear corn anywhere between me and KY. wow... seems so hard to believe, but it was legit. They paid cash, came with a big dump truck, and hauled it home. He said they wanted ear corn because they had a grinder and wanted to grind it... Correct me if I am wrong, but can't you just buy shelled corn adn grind it just the same? no cob for filler, but you could add oats or spelt for filler, right? just seemed goofy... paying all that money to ship 5 tons of ear corn... It wasn't cheap, either. I think at the time, we were selling ear corn for $125 a ton, when shelled corn price was fairly low.
So, back to this guy...
I'm letting it drop, but if this guy really is legit, then I am concerned for his well-being. 2500 blacks with clubs? he is paranoid, racist, and a complete jerk. Even if it is a scammer from Nigeria, I don't take kindly to that type of racism. If it is not a scammer, then I feel really concerned for anyone around this guy. He sounds awful. There is no reason why he needs to email me about buying wheat. It's just so far fetched...
Bob,
I have thought about trading wheat, even thought about building some malting tables and malting a few hundred lbs, then making some german style wheat beer. Wheat beer has a nice citrus note to it. It's different, but malting is an exact science to make each batch taste alike. Humidity and temp have to be closely regulated, as well as mositure and stirring. It's not easy, and then you have to toast the malted wheat. I don't think it is worth the effort when I have so many other projects going on, and I didn't get any hops frozen this year. I completely missed peak and didn't get anything off the vines in time. With less rain, they went brown in a hurry.
There aren't many people around here who grow wheat, either. I just like to grow it because rye is unsellable to the elevator here, and oats have been going for $2.50 or $2 a bushel, compared to $9.95 peak for wheat. Of course, right now there is a huge shortage of oats, due to the wet spring. The price right now is $4! I've never seen it that high.
I had a good garden year, have 5 hens, so I have lots of eggs and veggies. Diesel fuel money is in short supply though. LOL I like the idea of trading, though.
I also was looking at wheat grinders. I don't have one. I would love to have a belt pulley operated wheat mill for my Farmall Cub. That would be fun! I saw table top kitchen mills for $300, but, it just doesn't seem like it would be as fun as a bigger "toy."
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