Electric Soybean Roaster “Makes High Value Feed”

Electric Soybean Roaster “Makes High Value Feed” LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment “Our new electric-powered soybean roaster cooks beans without using any flames or flammable hot oil eliminating fire and safety hazards It works great for small to medium-sized farmers who want to grow organic or non gmo soybeans for their own feed use ” says inventor Silas Clark Baldwin City Kansas “It’s designed for around-the-clock roasting without direct operator supervision There’s no danger of fire so you don’t have to watch it at all And no extra cooling machinery is necessary because of the slow roast design ” The patent pending Red Jacket Model 1040 soybean roaster consists of an auger inside a 12-ft long insulated rectangular tube which is heated its entire length by replaceable radiant induction heaters Beans feed into the roaster from a hopper at one end and slowly travel the length of the electrically-heated oven chamber They exit near the top end fully roasted Roasting temperature is continuously monitored and adjusted by a digital temperature controller “It’s an inexpensive way to grow your own soybeans and roast them instead of having to buy soybean meal or roasted beans ” says Clark “Full fat roasted soybeans are superior in many ways to bean meal for organic non-gmo and conventional feed rations “Our model 1040 can produce up to 2 400 lbs per day and requires 50 amp 220-volt single phase electrical service It sells for $8 800 which is much less than other soybean roasters on the market We also offer a 26-ft long 2040 model for larger farms that can produce up to 4 800 lbs per day It sells for $12 200 Electrical usage for either model is $14 per ton at 12 cents per kilowatt hour “We also offer an optional roller mill attachment that can be used to make premium flaked grain products It sells for $1 000 ” According to Silas the new roaster has a family history that goes back 3 generations “My grandfather LeRoy Clark originally designed a roasting auger for his row-crop and hog operation in the early 1970’s He raised corn and soybeans and was able to feed his farm-raised and roasted grains to his hogs to lower his feeding costs and add value to his row-crops LeRoy’s son Fred Clark further improved the design and built his own roaster in 1998 to produce roasted soybeans for his family’s poultry operation ” Check out a video of the roaster at www farmshow com Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Silas Clark 759 E 1100 Rd Baldwin City Kansas 66006 ph 785 979-9304; clarkfarmproducts@gmail com

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