Luling in Caldwell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Mixing to Match

Photographed By James Hulse, August 21, 2022

1. Mixing to Match Marker

Inscription. In the late 1920s Charles Zedler and his sons built this mill to make feed for beef and dairy cattle, swine and poultry. Although exact locations are not known for all parts of the mill, storage bins and a milling separator were on the 2nd floor, vats of molasses were under the mill, and the main floor was used for mixing and bagging feed.

Captions
Lower Left:
1. An auger and chute brought corn to hopper A below the floor.
2. An elevator filled the wall silos with corn.
3. Three 22-foot high silos in the wall stored corn waiting to be cleaned.
4. An auger brought corn from the bins to hopper B below the floor.
5. An elevator and chute dropped corn into the milling separator.
6. A milling separator cleaned out small trash before the corn was mixed.
7. Chutes dropped grain into bags or into the mixer.
8. Zedler mixed molasses and other ingredients in a mixer set into the floor.
9. Three 1000-gallon tanks held cane molasses for mixing with other ingredients to make a sweet feed for cattle.
10. Augers and elevator were used to fill bins with feed or ingredients.
11. Ingredients were also dropped into a hammer mill and ground into feed.
12. Feed bags were picked up by a farmer or delivered to Zedler's store in town.

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Sanborn (insurance) map from 1929 shows the new feed mill, which replaced part of the flour milling operation.

Lower Right: Different livestock needed different feed.

Erected by Zedler Mill Museum and Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 29° 40.029′ N, 97° 39.084′ W. Marker is in Luling, Texas, in Caldwell County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of South Laurel Avenue and South Magnolia Street (State Highway 80). The marker is located in the central section of the Historic Zedler Mill Museum and Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1170 South Laurel Avenue, Luling TX 78648, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. From Boll to Bolt (here, next to this marker); Why Here? Why Then? (a few steps from this marker); The Lifeblood of Luling (a few steps from this marker); Fading Away and Coming Back (a few steps from this marker); Going with the Grain (a few steps from this marker); Responding to a Looming Need (within shouting distance of this marker); Zedler's Mills (within

The Mixing to Match Marker is the right marker of the two markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, August 21, 2022

2. The Mixing to Match Marker is the right marker of the two markers

shouting distance of this marker); Using Your 'Head' (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Luling.

More about this marker. The Zedler Mill Park and its parking are free to the public daily. Donations are appreciated when visiting the Zedler Mill Museum.

Also see . . .
1. Zedler Mill Museum & Park. The City of Luling, Texas

Over three generations the Zedler family continued to improve the cotton-grist-lumber mill factory. Steam engines, a concrete dam, mule barns, and a blacksmith shop were added. In 1894, sons Herman and Carl Zedler installed a generator to supply the town of Luling with electric power and the mill remained the only power and water supplier for Luling until the 1920's. The grinding stones for the gristmill were replaced with more modern roller mills and the Zedlers added flour milling to the business along with animal sweet and chop feed products. In the 1950's they were still marketing a feed product called Henscratch and grinding fine cornmeal for Luling's dinner tables.

(Submitted on August 28, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

2. Corn production in the United States. Wikipedia

Corn
Photographed By James Hulse, August 21, 2022

3. The side view of the mill with the marker on the right of the two markers
spread across North America a few thousand years ago. The original corn plant known as teosinte is still grown in Mexico. Newer varieties are much larger, due to plant breeding efforts of Native Americans and scientific research. It is now the third leading grain crop in the world.

(Submitted on August 28, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The front view of the Zedler Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, August 21, 2022

4. The front view of the Zedler Mill

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 63 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 28, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.